Day Five - Batalha
Batalha Monastery was built In commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota in which the Portuguese defeated the Castilians preserving their independence. The Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory (Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória), is one of the best original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style
106 ft tall main nave of Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory
Tomb of Henry the Navigator and members of the House of Avis
Main portal of the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory
Equestrian statue of Nuno Álvares Pereira, the 24 year old commander who led the Portuguese to victory at Aljubarrota
King John I Cloisters of Batalha Monastery.
King John I Cloisters of Batalha Monastery