Alcobaça is surrounded by green hills and is famous by its apples, their ceramics, their crystals and candies “broinhas” of the Monastery.
And it is that in Alcobaça is the Monastery that was founded by king Afonso donated Henriques and at your service of the Cister. The French abbey of Claraval dictated the canons to follow for its construction, being possible “to still listen to” the songs and prayers of the monks… In fact, we are before the greatest church of Portugal, dominated by the austerity of the rule of San Bernardo and in whom they excel the tombs of Don Pedro and Doña Ines de Castro. Claustro and the refectory also contributes to engrandecer the misticismo that surrounds to this monastery, declared Patrimony of the Humanity. However, Alcobaça we cannot be marched without contemplating either the National Museum of Vino where, even, pelusilla can be appreciated that surrounds to the clusters: all natural one.