The Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and symbol of Manueline Gothic architecture in Portugal
The Royal Cloister and the Refectory Cloister, inside the monastery, with stone sculptures and lacework
The Grutas da Moeda, limestone cave formations open to the public on the slopes of the Maciço Calcário Estremenho
The village of Pia do Urso, with its picturesque landscape of limestone and mountain vegetation
about the place
Batalha is located in the centre of Portugal, in the District of Leiria, in a landscape shaped by the Maciço Calcário Estremenho. The origins of the Municipality are directly linked to the construction of the Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória, ordered to be built after the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. This monument became the heart around which the town grew, defining its identity for ever. Local gastronomy preserves age-old flavours: rice morcelas, the cavacas from Reguengo do Fetal, and salt cod tibornadas.
