About Leiria District

  Location Leiria District is located on the Centre of Portugal, with a big atlantic coast side and a not too high mountain range side on the east. Description Wide sandy beaches all over the coast on the western side of the district, and limestone mountain ranges on the east side. There are several important religious monuments in the area (Alcobaça and Batalha monasteries), filled with history and art, being the most important the Sanctuary of Fatima. Fátima's claim to fame is the shrine called the Sanctuary of Fátima, built to commemorate the events of 1917 when three… Read more and see photos