Alcobaça (Portugal)
Alcobaça may refer to: In Brazil * Alcobaça, Bahia In Portugal * Alcobaça, Portugal ** Alcobaça Municipality ** Alcobaça Monastery ** Alcobaça wine Alcobaça is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Alcobaça in the Estremadura region. The region was initially an '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) region, but in 2005 it became one of two subregions of the Encosta ...

Alcobaça, Bahia
Alcobaça is a municipality of Bahia, Brazil. The municipality contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested. The Timbebas reef opposite Alcobaça is part of the Abrolhos Marine National Park The Abrolhos Marine National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Marinho dos Abrolhos ) is a national park that was established in 1983 covering most of the Abrolhos Archipelago area in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Location The park was established on 6 ..., a conservation unit created in 1983. References Populated coastal places in Bahia Municipalities in Bahia {{Bahia-geo-stub ...
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Alcobaça, Portugal
Alcobaça () is a Portuguese city and municipality in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the Leiria District. The city grew along the valleys of the rivers Alcoa and Baça, from which it derives its name. The municipality population in 2011 was 56,693, in an area of . The city proper has a population of 15,800 inhabitants. The city of Alcobaça became notable after the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, decided to build a church to commemorate the Conquest of Santarém from the Moors in 1147. The church later evolved into the Monastery of Alcobaça, one of the most magnificent gothic monuments in the country. In the church are the tombs of Pedro I of Portugal and his murdered mistress Inês de Castro. Over the centuries this monastery played an important role in shaping Portuguese culture. A few kilometers to the north of Alcobaça is the Monastery of Batalha, another gothic building constructed in memory of a different important battl ...
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Alcobaça Municipality
Alcobaça may refer to: In Brazil * Alcobaça, Bahia In Portugal * Alcobaça, Portugal ** Alcobaça Municipality ** Alcobaça Monastery ** Alcobaça wine Alcobaça is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Alcobaça in the Estremadura region. The region was initially an '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) region, but in 2005 it became one of two subregions of the Encosta ...

Alcobaça Monastery
The Alcobaça Monastery ( pt, Mosteiro de Alcobaça, ''Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça'') is a Catholic monastic complex located in the town of Alcobaça, Portugal, Alcobaça, in central Portugal, some 120 km north of Lisbon. The monastery was established in 1153 by the first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques, and would develop a close association with the Portuguese monarchy throughout its seven-century-long history. The church and monastery were the first Gothic architecture, Gothic buildings in Portugal, and, together with the roughly older Augustinians, Augustinian Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, it was one of the most important mediaeval monasteries in Portugal. Due to its artistic, cultural and historical relevance, it was included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list in 1989. History The Alcobaça Monastery is one of the first buildings associated with the Cistercian Order in Portugal. It was founded in 1153 as a gift from the first Portuguese king, Af ...
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