Must-see attractions in Estremadura & Ribatejo

  • M|i|mo

    Estremadura & Ribatejo

    Just below the castle, this likeable museum focuses on the history of the moving image, with a fine collection of cine cameras and temporary exhibitions…

  • Museu Raúl da Bernarda

    Estremadura & Ribatejo

    This tiny place celebrates Raúl da Bernarda, the oldest ceramics factory in Alcobaça and one which had particular influence on Portuguese tableware design…

  • Museu de Cera de Fátima

    Estremadura & Ribatejo

    It's not exactly Madame Tussauds, but this private museum gives a blow-by-blow, starry-eyed and rather static account of the story of Fátima and the…

  • Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

    Tomar

    Downhill from the monastery is this strikingly simple Renaissance chapel in a lovely position. It’s attributed to Diogo de Torralva, architect of the…

  • Núcleo De Arte Contemporânea

    Tomar

    This modern museum showcases the work of 20th-century modernists and surrealists as well as contemporary artists from all over Portugal.

  • Museo do Vinho

    Estremadura & Ribatejo

    Built at the end of the 19th century and occupying the former cellar of Jose Eduardo Raposo de Magalhães, this museum is an important part of Portugal's…

  • Pharmácia Leonardo Paiva

    Estremadura & Ribatejo

    Opposite Leiria's cathedral stands the wonderfully tiled Pharmácia Leonardo Paiva – the beautiful azulejos depict Hippocrates, Galen and Socrates…

  • Estremadura & Ribatejo

    Leiria's high, impersonal, blocky cathedral was started in the 16th century, and the cloister, sacristy and chapter houses date from 1583 to 1604.