Best places: Monasteries in Boticas, Portugal

👍👍 Not known from travelguides but highly recommended.

👍👍 One of the best things to do while visiting Pitões das Júnias is watching the sunset nearby Santa Maria das Júnias Monastery. This place is absolutely wonderful, and it still preserves the Romanesque details. It is easy to understand why they chose this location: quiet, surrounded by trees, and the...

👍👍 Heritage full of history and meaning. He comes from the Kingdom of León, participated in the creation of the Kingdom of Portugal, sponsored by the 1⁰ King Afonso Henriques. Benedictine and later Jesuit, protected by D. Duarte the wise king. Today is an insult to this whole story. An insult to the P...

👍👍 Em plena rota do românico, perto de Penafiel e das termas de São Vicente, o Mosteiro é de uma enorme beleza: a sua solidez enquanto "massa" arquitectónica (e escultórica), contrasta com a delicadeza da cantaria esculpida com grande rigor e refinamento. A envolvente é igualmente bonita, com árvores f...

👍👍 The place is very interesting to visit but someone makes it top. The security person is just AWESOME, he is just a security person and he did an amazing visit even though he has not obligation whatsoever to do so. He knows much more than you will find whenever visiting historical places in Portugal....

👍👍 Romanesque Church Santa Maria de Água Santas: In Jerusalem at the beginning of the 12th century, men of various races displayed the cross on their garments, a symbol that united them in faith and in the desire to protect the tomb of Jesus Christ. They were men of the orders of the Templars, Teutoni...

👍👍 We've had a mix of audio and live English guide. Audio was very limited and poor. But the live guide was very knowledgeable, passionate and with great sense of humour. It was an interesting experience and reflective space. Partly thanks to conversation around well-endowed mermaids on monks' benches...

😐 Ainda existe uma parte do mosteiro a ser restaurada, não dando para visitar. Não é muito grande, praticamente em 5/10 minutos vemos tudo, quem paga apenas 1€, que foi o nosso caso. Contudo, está bonito e bem conservado

😠 Fiquei muito triste 😢, o Mosteiro é muito lindo... por fora e acredito que por dentro também fosse, está abandonado, muito degradado por dentro, pelo que deu para ver serve de arrecadação, pastas de balancetes, enfeites de rua de festas, maquetes de trabalhos escolares, enfim um monumento tão lindo...

😐 A large and beautiful monastery, but poorly used, with a somewhat abandoned appearance, the municipality should invest more in its dissemination and conservation.

Low-key rooms in a Benedictine monastery complex, plus a restaurant, a bar & courtyard gardens.

😐 It is not possible to visit the interior. Interesting exterior as it is one of the few examples of Romanesque masonry. A visit if passing by.