Alcobaca is in the district of Leiria, in Portugal -though formerly included in the province of Estremadura, on the Alcoa and Baca rivers, from which it derives its name. The main feature of the town is essentially the Abbey that proudly presents a long and sombre with 18th Century embellishments. This austerity is further emphasized in the cloisters with its apt name of 'Cloister of Silence'.