Alcobaça Monastery

The Alcobaça Monastery is one of the most well preserved medieval architectonic complex in Europe and UNESCO’s World Heritage Site since 1989.

It is the stage of the most part of the Cistermúsica shows: the central nave is the privileged space for sacred music, as well as the orchestras and major productions that take place in the monastery fence, an open-air remarkable frame.

Spectacles occur also in other unique cenários, like the Chapter House, the Refectory, the Dormitory, the Monks' Room, the emblematic Sacristy and also in the D. Dinis and Lodging Cloisters. All these places offer intimate settings for music and dance.

Some of these places are only accessible to the public during the festival, presenting exclusive moments that combine with the versatility of an all audiences program.

Church (Nave)
Access from the main entrance

Refectory
Access via the North Wing staircase

Manueline Sacristy
Access from the main entrance

Fence
Access from the South Wing arcade
Open-air shows

Granary
Access from the gate in front of Hotel Santa Maria

D. Dinis Cloister
Access via the staircase in the North Wing
Open-air shows

Lodging Cloister
Access via the North Wing staircase
Open-air shows

Chapter Room
Access via the North Wing staircase