The Municipality of Batalha offers visitors the charms of a unique landscape, allied to a vast heritage of great beauty, whether at the landscape, monumental or artistic level.
Exploring this territory is to discover chapters of history, art, landscapes and unique people who always leave a mark.
Batalha was a scene of memorable historical moments, with traces of occupation that comprises from the Paleolithic, passing through the Roman presence in the important city of Colippo, to the decisive struggles for independence. Those marks results in an unavoidable cultural heritage.
It was the victory of the battle of Aljubarrota on August 14th, 1385, which ordered the construction of the Monastery of Batalha, one of the most visited monuments of Portugal and a world heritage jewel. During the reign of D. Manuel I, Batalha was raised to Village, which brought several benefits.