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The 5 Best Things to do Good for Kids in Batalha, Central Portugal
Discover the best top things to do in Batalha, Portugal including Centro de Interpretacao da Batalha de Aljubarrota, Batalha Monastery, Museu da Comunidade Conselhia da Batalha, Capelas Imperfeitas, EcoParque Sensorial da Pia do Urso.
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1. Centro de Interpretacao da Batalha de Aljubarrota
2. Batalha Monastery
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4.5 based on 3,006 reviews
Located in the Gothic masterpiece of Santa Maria da Vitória Monastery, a special visit should be made to this chapel with its magnificent stained-glass windows, cloisters, Unfinished Chapel and the tombs of several Portuguese notables.
Reviewed By alexdavidwriter - London, United Kingdom
I visited each of Portugal's four famous monasteries during my trip to Portugal (Batalha, Alcobaca, Convento de Cristo, Jeronimos), and by far the best of them was Batalha. Wow! It truly is in a class of its own. The architecture is beautiful, the details captivating, and the overall effect stunning. It is the only Gothic church I have ever visited where I saw the nave completely bathed in multicolored lights as the sun shone through stained glass windows (visit in the morning on a sunny day to get the best of this effect). But there is so much more: the Founders Chapel with its incredible domed ceiling; the tomb of Henry the Navigator; the lovely cloister, which incidentally holds the Portuguese tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, complete with live soldiers on attendance; and the intricate unfinished chapels where a king and his queen are shown in stone holding hands for all eternity. Everyone visiting central Portugal should be making an effort to see Batalha Monastery. It is Portugal's Gothic wonder.
3. Museu da Comunidade Conselhia da Batalha
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4.5 based on 29 reviews
4. Capelas Imperfeitas
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4.5 based on 110 reviews
Reviewed By VadimM67 - Murmansk, Russia
In general, unfinished buildings can not be put into operation. However, they spit on it in the Iberian Peninsula. For example, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has not been completed for a century, and how much money it makes on tourists. The rotunda is a separate octagonal building next to the choir of the church. Although it is difficult to call it a building, because there is no roof. However, you can only enter it accessible only from the outside. Eight erected pylons around the perimeter were to serve as supports for the large dome. These pillars, designed by Diogo Boitaca, decorated with carved paintings in the style of Manueline. However, the dome was never built. Now it looks like it was meant to be. It turns out that King Duarte and his queen Eleanor of Aragon are buried in the open air. Not very royal, of course, but what a difference in our republican age...
