Santarém is the capital of the Santarém district and a municipality of the Ribatejo (58 662 inhabitants · 553 km²), on a plateau above the right bank of the Tagus, about 80 kilometres north-east of Lisbon. The city looks over the farmland of the Tagus floodplain, and its historic centre keeps Gothic, Manueline and Baroque churches from its time as a medieval royal town.
The history of Santarém has its own page.
The Tagus floodplain and the Dom Luís I Bridge, seen from Santarém.
Monuments in Santarém
Church of Graça : a Gothic church begun in 1380, where the navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral is buried.
Church of Marvila : a church with a Manueline portal and an interior lined with tiles laid between 1617 and 1639.
Sanctuary of the Santíssimo Milagre : the former Church of Santo Estêvão, which keeps the relic of the Eucharistic Miracle of Santarém.
Santarém Cathedral : the former Jesuit church on Praça Sá da Bandeira, the cathedral of the diocese since 1975.
Torre das Cabaças : a medieval clock tower in the historic centre, used as a museum of time.
Museums and culture in Santarém
Museum of São João de Alporão : the archaeological museum of the city, in a church founded by the Knights Hospitaller.
Diocesan Museum : a museum of sacred art beside the cathedral.
Nature in Santarém
Portas do Sol Garden : a garden inside the walls of the old castle, with a view over the Tagus and its floodplain.
Tagus floodplain : the flat farmland on both banks of the river, flooded by the Tagus in winter.
Leisure in Santarém
Parishes of Santarém
Healthcare in Santarém
Location Santarém Sector Private Kind General hospital Run by CUF Location Santarém Sector Public Kind General hospital Emergency 24-hour emergency Run by ULS da Lezíria
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Basic Information Santarém population (data from last censos): District has 424 973 Inhabitants Municipality has 58 662 Inhabitants
Santarém area: District has 6 718 km² / 2 594 sq mi Municipality has 553 km² / 213 sq mi
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