Castle of 1135117 km from Lisbon
Things to do in Leiria
Leiria, between Lisbon and Coimbra: the castle Afonso Henriques built in 1135, a lively historic centre and the Atlantic beaches of Nazaré 30 minutes away.
The origin story
Leiria
In 1135 Afonso Henriques built a castle on the hill above the river Lis to guard the frontier of the young kingdom. King Dinis and Queen Isabel later lived there, a royal palace with a Gothic loggia was added inside the walls, and at the end of the 15th century Leiria had one of the first printing presses in Portugal.



