Top 5 Things to Visit in Santarém
Ribatejo
Five reasons the Ribatejo capital deserves a stop on the way north.
Santarém sits on a high bluff above the Tagus river, an hour north of Lisbon. It was a major medieval capital, and the old town still keeps several intact Gothic churches, panoramic viewpoints over the Lezíria plain, and one of the country's most important Holy Week processions.