Essential Alcobaça: Informations
Here you can learn a little more about the municipality of Alcobaça and know what it has to reveal.
To do so, through our website you can find out which are the best places to buy, taste the best that the local cuisine has to offer or even the best places to sleep, if you want to spend a night around here.
In addition, all the events and shows that are organized here are always available on the agenda, the information to be able to enjoy a more rewarding and enriching stay, including indications about what you can do at night and where to go.
You can also enjoy the heritage linked to the Alcobaça Monastery as well as a set of museum spaces and heritage sites.
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Geography
Currently the municipality of Alcobaça is part of the grouping of municipalities in the West, has an area of 408.14 km2, and consists of 13 parishes: Alcobaça and Vestiaria; Alfeizerão; Aljubarrota; Barium; Benedita; Cell; Kos, Alpedriz and Montes; Évora de Alcobaça; Maiorga; Patais and Martingança; São Martinho do Porto; Turquel and Vimeiro.
It borders the municipalities of Marinha Grande, Leiria, Porto de Mós, Rio Maior, Caldas da Rainha and Nazare, a state located 30 km from Leiria, capital of the District where Alcobaça is located and 120 km from the capital of Lisbon Portugal.
Weather
The climate of the Silver Coast and, in particular, of the city of Alcobaça is temperate, with the winters not being very rigorous and the summers being mild.
The annual average temperature is 15.5º C and the average temperature of the hottest month is 22ºC. The average temperature of the sea water is 15º.
Transports
Alcobaça is well served by transport that can take you from one end of the city to another.
On the other hand, if you come from outside, you can always use the bus or even the train in addition to the private car as Alcobaça is served by the A8 highway.
Essential Contacts
Emergencies (police): 112
City Hall: 262 580 800
Hospital: 262 590 400
Healt Center: 262 590 510