Alcainça Grande
in Mafra of Lisbon District, Portugal
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Lisbon Portela Airport (13 mi) - Montijo Airport (20 mi)
- Sines Airport (72 mi)
- Beja International Airport (94 mi)
- Coimbra Airport (96 mi)
- Portimao Airport (128 mi)
- Covilha Airport (134 mi)
- Viseu Airport (145 mi)
- Faro Airport (150 mi)
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (164 mi)
- Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Cultural Landscape of Sintra (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Convent of Christ in Tomar (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia (Unesco heritage, 127 mi)
- Lisbon Oceanarium (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Pavilhão Desportivo Carlos Lopes (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara (observation point, (16 mi)
- Miradouro de Santa Luzia (observation point, (17 mi)
- Miradouro dos Capuchos (observation point, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 38.921 and -9.290 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 38° 55' 17" and W -9° 17' 25"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Portuguese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:50 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- UTC/GMT offset: -1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:22 am and 5:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -40.650 and 172.433 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Paturau River - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Portugal.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Portugal. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Alcainça Grande
Alcainça Grande in Mafra (Lisbon District) is a town located in Portugal about 16 mi (or 27 km) north-west of Lisbon, the country's capital place.
Time in Alcainça Grande is now 05:50 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Lisbon with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Alcainça Grande, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Portugal is Lisbon Portela Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Portugal is Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), South-East. We collected 5 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mafra, Sintra, Sobral de Monte Agraco, Torres Vedras and Arruda dos Vinhos. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quinta Dos Machados
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Iluminação Convento de Mafra - Natal 2009
Iluminação de Natal do Convento de Mafra (Portugal) no ano de 2009/2010. Gravado a 17 de Dezembro de 2009. Convento de Mafra's Christmas Lights 2009/2010. Recorded 17 December 2009.
Kermit em Mafra 2008
Levámos o Kermit a Mafra e ele curtiu bué.
Mafra National Palace, Portugal
P38 Mafra.wmv
Tiro com Walter P-38 na carreira de tiro de Mafra.
The corridors of the Mafra Palace, Portugal
Convento de Mafra @ Natal
Convento de Mafra com iluminçao de natal 2008 e no fundo ouve se as crianças que estavam a cantar à frente do convento.
Mafra Palace military school, Portugal
ALCAINÇA (Lisboa)
ALCAINÇA, concelho de Mafra, distrito de Lisboa, Portugal.
Reitkunst in Portugal
Hans auf dem portugiesischen Hengst Rufiao in Lektionen der hohen Schule.
Trade Fair CNE_2007
Presence of the Firm Lopes & Company Lda in the National Fair of Agriculture - Santarém - PORTUGAL in 2007.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tapada Nacional de Mafra
The Tapada Nacional de Mafra was created in Mafra, Portugal, during the reign of king João V, following the building of the Mafra National Palace, as a park for royal and court recreation. Covering over 8 square kilometres, the park holds different species of deer, wild boar, foxes, birds of prey and many others coexisting in an unusually rich and diversified natural habitat.
Mafra National Palace
The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal, some 28 kilometres from Lisbon. The palace, which also served as a Franciscan monastery, was built during the reign of King John V (1707–1750), in consequence of a vow made by the king in 1711, who promised to build a convent if his wife, the Queen Mary Anne of Austria, gave him descendants.
Mafra, Portugal
Mafra is a town in Mafra Municipality in Portugal. The town (2002 pop. 11,080) is 28 km north-west from the center of Lisbon. It is mostly known for the sumptuous Palácio de Mafra (Mafra Palace), which also makes it a popular tourist destination in the Lisbon area. Built in the baroque style, the Mafra National Palace also inspired Portuguese Nobel Prize laureate José Saramago to write his novel Baltasar and Blimunda (Memorial do Convento).
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Alcainça Grande.
- Mafra
- Sintra
- Sobral de Monte Agraco
- Torres Vedras
- Arruda dos Vinhos
- Oeiras
- Lisbon
- Almada
- Vila Franca de Xira
- Alenquer
- Lourinha
- Barreiro
- Seixal
- Alcochete
- Bombarral
- Cadaval
- Montijo
- Moita
- Azambuja
- Obidos
- Benavente
- Caldas da Rainha
- Salvaterra de Magos
- Palmela
- Rio Maior
- Cartaxo
- Setubal
- Santarem
- Alcobaca
- Nazare