Signature experience — Óbidos
Alcobaça and Batalha monasteries
Duration
Full day
Price
From €590
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Leaving Óbidos, it’s a 38 km run southeast on the N8 then A8, across Oeste’s orchards and the limestone folds edging the Serra de Aire, to reach Alcobaça in under 40 minutes. The Cistercian abbey church, consecrated in 1252, stretches a 106‑meter sober nave—Clairvaux discipline in Portuguese stone. In the transept, the facing tombs of Pedro I and Inês de Castro (1367–69) carry a striking detail: feet aligned to meet at Judgment. Later, Batalha awaits, a royal project sparked by the 1385 Aljubarrota victory, with fan vaulting and the open‑sky Capelas Imperfeitas revealing Manueline ambition.
Logistics are seamless: your dedicated driver meets you at your Óbidos hotel, a Mercedes at your disposal all day, and the pace adjusts to your interests. He drives while you tour and taste. Break for lunch in Nazaré (20 km from Alcobaça) for caldeirada, or in tiny Cela for monks’ puddings flavored with ovos moles. With a private chauffeur in Óbidos, you can link Alcobaça, follow the IC2 monastery road to Batalha (24 km), then return via the A8—adding, if you wish, a pre‑booked 45‑minute local tour on arrival.
Your itinerary
- I
08:30 — Pick-up at your Óbidos hotel and drive via N8/A8 to Alcobaça.
- II
09:15–11:00 — Explore Alcobaça Abbey, Dom Dinis cloister, and the tombs of Pedro and Inês.
- III
11:30–12:45 — Lunch in Nazaré or a reserved table in Cela, as you prefer.
- IV
13:30–15:15 — Drive the IC2 and tour Batalha Monastery, Founder’s Chapel and Capelas Imperfeitas, then return (about 45 min).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated Amani driver
- ✓ Mercedes at disposal
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Waiting time and transfers
Your chauffeur’s tip
Be at Alcobaça for opening (10:00 in summer) to photograph the near‑empty nave, then schedule Batalha around 14:00—side light sharpens the ribbing in the Founder’s Chapel.
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