Things to Do in Batalha
Centro & Silver Coast
The flamboyant Gothic monastery built to celebrate the 1385 victory over Castile.
Batalha is one of the great masterpieces of late Gothic architecture. Built over 150 years to celebrate the Portuguese victory at Aljubarrota, it shines in honey-coloured limestone with stained glass that fills the nave with light.
Top things to do
- Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória, UNESCO listed
- The unfinished chapels at the back
- Founder's chapel with the tomb of João I
- Aljubarrota battle museum nearby