Casal Franco

Casal Franco is a hamlet in Reguengo do Fetal, Batalha, Leiria District. Casal Franco is situated nearby to the hamlet Casal das Carvalhas, as well as near Celeiro.

Places of Interest

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 3 km northwest of Casal Franco.

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 3 km northwest of Casal Franco.

Pelourinho da Batalha

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Pelourinho da Batalha is situated 3 km northwest of Casal Franco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alqueidão da Serra and Porto de Mós.

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 4 km south of Casal Franco.

Porto de Mós

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Porto de Mós is a town and a municipality of Estremadura province in Leiria District. It is in the Centro Region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. The population in 2011 was 24,342, in an area of 261.83 km2.