Batalha Monastery
Batalha, Portugal
A single ticket covers the whole site, and it is cheap; the church itself is free, so paying gets you the cloisters,…
68 tickets & tours
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Portugal’s great monasteries were built with the wealth of its maritime empire: the Jerónimos in Lisbon, Batalha and Alcobaça in the centre and the Convent of Christ in Tomar are all World Heritage Sites. Évora adds the Chapel of Bones, Porto its cathedral and the Clérigos tower, and Sintra the tiny Capuchos convent in the forest.
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Alcobaça Monastery
Alcobaca, Portugal
The Monastery of Alcobaça stands in the centre of the town of Alcobaça in central Portugal, about an hour and a half…
31 tickets & tours
Jeronimos Monastery
Lisbon, Portugal
The church of Santa Maria is free; the cloister is the ticket, and the two are entered by different doors, which…
17 tickets & tours
Convent of Christ
Tomar, Portugal
One ticket covers the whole complex, castle walls included, and it is inexpensive;
10 tickets & tours
Chapel of Bones
Evora, Portugal
The chapel is entered through the Church of St Francis in Evora and charges a small combined ticket that also covers…
7 tickets & tours
Porto Cathedral
Porto, Portugal
Entry to the church is free; the cloister and the treasury are the ticket, and it is one of the cheapest in the city.
7 tickets & tours
Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon, Portugal
The nave is free; the cloister and the treasury each charge a small separate fee, and a combined ticket covers both.
3 tickets & tours
Carmo Convent
Lisbon, Portugal
The ruined Carmelite church is ticketed, because the shell now houses the city's archaeological museum, and the…
2 tickets & tours
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
Lisbon, Portugal
The Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora stands on a hill in the Alfama district of Lisbon, near the Campo de Santa Clara,…
2 tickets & tours
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
Braga, Portugal
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte stands on a wooded hill above the city of Braga in northern Portugal, about five…
2 tickets & tours
Braga Cathedral
Braga, Portugal
Braga Cathedral stands in the centre of Braga, in northern Portugal, about an hour from Porto by train, and entry to…
1 ticket or tour
Clerigos Church and Tower
Porto, Portugal
One ticket covers the church, the museum in the brotherhood's old rooms and the tower, and it is timed, with…
1 ticket or tour
Convent of the Capuchos
Sintra, Portugal
A modest ticket is bought online or at the gate, and fast-track versions exist mainly because the car park is small…
1 ticket or tour
Estrela Basilica
Lisbon, Portugal
The Estrela Basilica stands on the Praça da Estrela in the Estrela district of Lisbon, Portugal, opposite the Estrela…
1 ticket or tour
Evora Cathedral
Evora, Portugal
The ticket comes in tiers and the choice matters. The cheapest covers the church only.
1 ticket or tour
Sanctuary of Fátima
Fatima, Portugal
The Sanctuary of Fatima lies in the town of Fatima in central Portugal, about an hour and a half north of Lisbon by car…
1 ticket or tour
Sanctuary of Peninha
Sintra, Portugal
There is no ticket and no opening hours: the sanctuary stands on an open hilltop in the Sintra-Cascais natural park and…
1 ticket or tour
Silves Cathedral
Silves, Portugal
Silves Cathedral, the Sé de Silves, stands in the upper town of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal,…
1 ticket or tour
Chapel of São Miguel
Coimbra, Portugal
The chapel belongs to the University of Coimbra and is entered on the university ticket, which also covers the great…
No online ticket
Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
The church is a minute downhill from Lisbon cathedral, on the route every walking tour of the Alfama takes, and it is…
No online ticket
Church of São Francisco
Porto, Portugal
The church of Sao Francisco stands just above the Ribeira waterfront in Porto, beside the Stock Exchange Palace, and it…
No online ticket
Igreja de Sao Tiago, Obidos
Obidos, Portugal
The church stands just inside the walls of Obidos, below the castle, and it no longer functions as a church at all: it…
No online ticket
Igreja do Carmo
Porto, Portugal
The Carmo church stands on the corner of the Praca de Carlos Alberto in central Porto, near the university and the…
No online ticket
Igreja dos Carmelitas Descalços
Porto, Portugal
The Carmelite church is the left-hand half of the famous pair of churches on the corner of Praca de Carlos Alberto in…
No online ticket
The monasteries charge admission and are often combined on day tours from Lisbon; churches in the old towns are mostly free. The pages below explain the tickets, the combined passes and the closing days.