Santarém city in Portugal

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Santarém , City in Portugal Population :
Environment Santarém is located in the most central region of Portugal - Ribatejo. The region is crossed by the river Tagus and is home to some of the richest agricultural lands in the country. Ribatejo is particularly famous for raising the horses and bulls used in bullfighting, an activity that attracts many tourists to this area of the country. Outdoor activities like fishing, horse-back riding, hiking, tennis, bikeriding and canoeing are popular. Santarém is situated in the district of Santarém. View all properties for sale in the district of Santarém. Some distances of interest The closest airport is Lisbon Internationale Airport, located 60 km away. It is 30 km to the mountains and less than 1 km to the nearest river. If you enjoy playing golf, you might want to know that the nearest golf course is Golden Eagle Golf Club (20 km away). In Portugal the Atlantic Ocean is always "close by" - distances from estern inland border will maximum be a two hour drive. The closest beach is more than 50 km away.


Climate : Inland clima with nice hot humid summers and temperatured winter Town character : Agricultural town Primary Industry : Agricultur
Santarém can offer you: Sight: Castle/Ruins, Museum, Church, Historical-monument, Dining/Pleasure: Hotel, Restaurants, Bar, Coffé-shop, Shopping: Pharmacy, Supermarked, Shops, Bakery, Florist, Sport/Activity: Stadium, Fotball arena, Spa, Bath, Motorsport, Horseback-riding, Fishing, Climbing, Public transport: Car-rental, Trainstation, Buss-terminal, Taxi, Public: Public service, Bullring, Cinema, City-park, Hospital, Police, Bank, Post-office, Tourist-info, Level of education: University
Homepage : http://www.cm-santarem.pt


Santarém - named after Saint Iria Municipal holiday: March 19 Population in the city proper: 29.000 inhabitants. Population in the municipality: 64.000 inhabitants. Santarém is both a city and a municipality and is also the capital of the district of Santarém . The city of Santarém stands on a plateau, on the right bank of the Rio Tejo (the Tagus river) about 65km northeast from Lisbon. The region of Santarém has been inhabited since pre-historic times, first by the Lusitani people, and then by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths, Moors and Portuguese Christians. The foundation of the city is attributed to the Romans, who occupied the region in the 2nd century BC and named the city Scalabis. The name Santarém derives from Saint Iria (or Irene), who was supposedly martyred in Tomar. Santarém has a picturesque city centre with several monuments, including the largest and most varied ensemble of gothic churches in Portugal.

Wine from the region of Ribatejo Portugal produces some of the world's finest, oldest, unique and highest value-added wines. The country has a large variety of native breeds - about 285 - producing a very wide variety of different wines with distinctive personality. Read more about wine from Ribatejo region here. Read more about Portuguese wine here.