14 things to do and see in Caldas da Rainha

Updated Feb 16, 2025 Caldas da Rainha, a small city about one-hour drive north of Lisbon, is known for two things: hot springs and ceramics. Sometime in the 15th century, Portugal’s Queen Leonor established a hospital and church here – hence the name Caldas da Rainha, which means “Queen’s hot springs”. By the 19th and […]