2 Best Sights in Santarém, Estremadura and the Ribatejo

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We've compiled the best of the best in Santarém - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça

The 14th-century Gothic church contains the gravestone of Pedro Álvares Cabral, the discoverer of Brazil. (There's also a tomb of the explorer in Belmonte, the town of his birth in northeastern Portugal, but no one is really sure just what—or who—is in which tomb.) Note the delicate rose window whose setting was carved from a single slab of stone. 

Largo Pedro Álvares Cabral, Santarém, 2000–091, Portugal
243-304060
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Igreja de Santa Clara

Santarém is often known as the Gothic capital of Portugal; the Igreja de Santa Clara is an outstanding local example of this medieval architectural style. The 13th-century church was built by Dom Alfonso III for his daughter Leonor, a nun who took her religious orders there. (Her tomb is one of the highlights of the interior.) Note that this austere stone building has no front door, because the Order of St. Clare did not permit contact with the public.
Av. Gago Coutinho e Sacadura Cabral, Santarém, 2005-021, Portugal
243-304060
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Closed Tues.

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