Swing of Senhora do Monte Chapel (Leiria)

Leiria (Portugal) Swing
Panoramic View Near the Church
Swing of Senhora do Monte Chapel (Leiria)
Photo: Sandra Gaspar

Key Facts

  • The Swing of Senhora do Monte Chapel is situated in Cortes, Leiria, Portugal.
  • It's located near Maunça, the highest point in the municipality of Leiria.
  • The chapel offers a viewpoint overlooking cultivated fields, the city of Leiria, and the sea on clear days.
  • Legend states the chapel was promised by navigator Diogo Gil in the 14th century after surviving a storm.
  • The chapel is part of the municipality of Leiria, in the Leiria district and the Centre region.
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Cortes, UF de Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes, Leiria

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The Swing of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Mountain is located in Cortes, Leiria State, Pousos, Barreira and Cortes, Leiria. It belongs to the municipality of Leiria, district of Leiria, Region of the Center. The chapel of Our Lady of the Mountain is located in the parish of Cortes, next to the highest point of the municipality of Leiria, Maunça. It is a simple truss chapel, with a small porch and a viewpoint, from which one can see fields of cultivation, the city of Leiria and, on clear sky days, the sea. It is said that at the end of the 14th century, Diogo Gil, a navigator devoted to Our Lady, facing a huge storm fearing for his life promised to build a chapel on the mountain he saw from the sea, if the storm subsided.

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