SANTARÉM
GPS: N 39.23900; W 8.68455
Santarém is a city and municipality located in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 61,752, in an area of 552.54 km². The population of the city proper was 29,929 in 2012.
The municipal holiday is March 19, the day of Saint Joseph (São José). The city is on the Portuguese Way variant of the Way of Saint James.
The city of Santarém stands is situated on a plateau, located on the right bank of the Tagus River 65 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Lisbon.
Santarém has a Mediterranean climate with mild, rainy winters with temperatures averaging 14 to 16 °C during the day and 5 to 7 °C at night and hot, dry summers with temperatures ranging between 28 to 30 °C at day and 15 to 16 °C at night.
On August 4, 2018, the temperature reached an all-time recorded high of 46.3 °C.
Santarém city center has several monuments, including the largest and most varied ensemble of gothic churches in Portugal. These include fine examples of transitional Romanesque-Gothic, mendicant (plain style derived from the mendicant orders), and late (flamboyant) Gothic. Also, the city has nice examples of Manueline, Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque architecture.
MOSTEIRO DE SÃO FRANCISCO (SAO FRANÇISCO MONASTERY)
SÉ (CATHEDRAL)
IGREJA DA GRAÇA (GRAÇA CHURCH)
IGREJA DA MISERICÓRDIA
IGREJA DE MARVILA
CAPELA DO MONTE
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