Museu de Batalha

Museu de Batalha is a museum in Batalha, Leiria District. Museu de Batalha is situated nearby to the square Largo de Goa, as well as near Hotel Residencial Batalha.

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Batalha, Portugal
Also known as: “Batalha Municipal Community Museum”, “Batalha Museum”, and “Museu Comunidade Concelhia da Batalha”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Batalha Monastery and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Batalha Monastery

Monastery

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The Monastery of Batalha is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, historical Beira Litoral province, in the Centro of Portugal. Originally, and officially, known as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, it was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty. Batalha Monastery is situated 200 metres north of Museu de Batalha.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Museum

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The Portuguese Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located in the Sala do Capitulo at the Monastery of Batalha, near Leiria. It holds the bodies of two soldiers of World War I – one from the battlefields of Flanders, and one from the African theatre – who were buried there on 6 April 1921. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is situated 200 metres north of Museu de Batalha.

Igreja da Exaltação de Santa Cruz

Church

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Igreja da Exaltação de Santa Cruz is a church in Batalha, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calvaria de Cima and Alqueidão da Serra.

Calvaria de Cima

Village

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Calvaria de Cima is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 2,477, in an area of 10.11 km2. Calvaria de Cima is situated 4 km southwest of Museu de Batalha.

Alqueidão da Serra

Village

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Alqueidão da Serra is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,549, in an area of 21.27 km2. It features a 100m long Roman road which was built between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. Alqueidão da Serra is situated 6 km southeast of Museu de Batalha.