Batalha Monastery, Batalha

This monument is a must visit place in Portugal. Exquisite Portuguese architecture with the grandeur and splendour of a nation proud of its achievements. Don't miss the museum dedicated to warriors past (20th century) and nice separate shop with quality products such as traditional china sets and pieces and plenty of books.

The incomplete monastery is worth every penny you paid for the tickets. Better yet, come at low season and early in the day to enjoy the courtyard at your own pace. It oddly resembles Jerónimos Monastery, and has the potential to surpass the grandeur of it, had not that the nation ran out of finances and manpower for its completion. Leaving an extraordinary intricate archway to the seven unfinished chapels, while moss creeps in and rainwater slowly erodes the walls.

Astonishing piece of work from almost six centuries, from which you will retain strong impressions, over time: the cathedral, the side-chapel with the tombs of the first royal family, monastery inner yards, unfinished chapels, the monument of unknown soldier...

Very big and beautiful. Just paid 6 euro to see the inside of the building. Very big place and a lot of shops there The parking places are free and there are enough of them . The public toilettes are very clean and also free without any charge. If you are hungry there are restaurants in the near or the object. But in the afternoon everything was closed. Maybe of the rainy day

It's one of a kind monument, very beautiful in the inside and outside, all Windows and doors have a lot of details and you can see at the top some gargoyles, characteristics of the ghotic architecture. At the outside there is a lot of commerce, the famous statue of D. Nuno Álvares Pereira and some green zones. In the inside there is the church, the internal garden and the tombs of the nobility.