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  Mosteiro da Batalha Monastery UNESCO Wold Heritage Site Portugal
MOSTEIRO DE SANTA MARIA DA VITORIA - BATALHA
On 14 August I385, near to the site of the monastery at Batalha, an event took place that was to prove decisive for the consolidation of the Portuguese nation.
If possible, do not miss the great spectacle of the monastery's night-time illumination, which enhances its exuberant beauty and gives the carefully carved stonework a look of genuine magnificence that you will never forget.
www.manorhouses.com /unesco/whbatalha.html   (879 words)

  
  Monastery of Batalha - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
Batalha monastery is very beautiful with stone carving in Manueline style and one of the best after the Monastery in Belem.
Seeing Batalha is a great joy to see the exceptional work of art and one of my favorite places in Portugal.
Batalha monastery also has the tomb of unknown soldiers from WWI so this place is very important for Portuguese army and you can see some ceremonial guards walk around the area.
www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/batalha.html   (378 words)

  
  ::. Hotel Residencial Batalha .::
Batalha, heroic town where it rises one of the most historical symbols of Portugal, the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória, judged a world-wide interest by UNESCO.
Batalha is a cosy and pleasant place situated in the centre of Rota do Sol, with fast and short connections to the most important cities as well as to the most beautiful portuguese beaches.
The Residencial Batalha combines its service of high quality with the possibility of a calm and relaxing stay enjoying the nearness of such majestic monument, the cultural and artistic events that are developed throughout the year around the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória.
www.hotel-batalha.com /indexuk.php   (236 words)

  
 Batalha, Portugal
The unpretentious little town of Batalha, in a fertile basin of the Lena valley between Lisbon and Coimbra, would probably attract scarcely a visitor were it not for its internationally famous Dominican abbey.
Nowadays Batalha is well equipped to cater for its visitors.
Apart from the abbey Batalha also boasts a number of 17th/18th C. houses and the parish church of Santa Cruz (1512), which has a superb doorway.
www.planetware.com /portugal/batalha-p-lei-bat.htm   (143 words)

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