Mosteiro De Alcobaça

The Mosteiro de Alcobaça, also known as the Real Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça (its official name in the Congregation of Alcobaça that it headed), is a monastery today located in the city of Alcobaça, in the center region of Portugal. It is the first fully Gothic work erected on Portuguese soil. It was started in 1178 by the monks of the Cistercian Order. It has been classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and as a National Monument since 1910.