City of cosmopolitan traditions, Caldas da Rainha is the centre of a region full of great views and a wide variety of activities. Caldas da Rainha is a thermal city because of its waters also associated to its birth, a city with a wide variety of stores, services and culture to discover.
The ceramic industry is also a strong artistic presence that gave Caldas da Rainha it´s modern image. Agriculture in the surrounding areas early orientated the city´s fresh fruit and vegetable markets, one of the most alive markets in the country.
Near the coast the high rockery hills will let you surprise yourself by two open sea entrances of rare environmental and touristic value: The São Martinho bay and it´s two beaches and the Óbidos lagoon where we can also find two beaches, Belgas on the south shore and Foz do Arelho on the north shore.
The extension of the Óbidos lagoon is the biggest in the Portuguese coast line and an exceptional place for nautical sports, eco-tourism and just to relax and enjoy the views.
The Sanctuary of Fátima, formally titled by the Catholic Church as Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima, is a Marian sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Fátima, located in the place of Cova da Iria, in the city of Fátima, municipality of Ourém, in Portugal .
The Alcobaça Monastery, also known as the Real Monastery of Santa Maria de Alcobaça (its official name in the Congregation of Alcobaça that it headed), is a monastery located in the city of Alcobaça, in the district of Leiria in the Central region, Portugal.
The Berlengas archipelago is a Portuguese archipelago, composed of granite islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, 5.7 miles west of Cape Carvoeiro.
Óbidos is a Portuguese village, the seat of the municipality to which it gives its name, in the district of Leiria, located in the historic province of Estremadura and currently part of the Intermunicipal Community of the West in the Central region.
It is located in a shallow depression, with irregular and very unstable contours next to the sea, whose natural barrier separating it from the marine environment is formed by a string of coastal dunes.
The Bay or Shell of São Martinho do Porto is a bay located in western Portugal, parish of São Martinho do Porto, in the municipality of Alcobaça and district of Leiria.
The Caldense Street Market, commonly called Praça da Fruta, operates to this day in the original location where it began its activity during the 15th century.
Parque D. Carlos I is located in the city of Caldas da Rainha, in the District of Leiria, in Portugal. It is a romantic garden, attached to the Rainha D. Leonor Thermal Hospital.
The Rainha D. Leonor Thermal Hospital is located in Largo Rainha D. Leonor. It is considered the oldest operating thermal hospital in the world.
Beautiful landscapes of mills and vineyards, magnificently preserved, intense light and mild climate. This is our West! A sea coast that merges with the countryside and the white houses forming a green patch of modern rurality.