Gruta

Gruta: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gruta

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Gruta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.20047, -9.01917. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gruta

• Site of Community Importance Serra de Montejunto · sanctuary · Lisbon · ~3 km · Must-see
• Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição · church · Lisbon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Castelo de Vila Verde dos Francos · fort · Lisbon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Palácio de Pina Manique · church · Lisbon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Basílica de Santa Quitéria de Meca · church · Lisbon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pelourinho de Aldeia Galega da Merceana · church · Lisbon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Castro de Vila Nova de São Pedro · fort · Lisbon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Castelo de Alenquer · fort · Lisbon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Povoado calcolítico da Pedra de Ouro · fort · Lisbon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Igreja Paroquial de Nossa Senhora da Assunção · church · Lisbon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Igreja Matriz de São João Batista · church · Santarém · ~26 km · Must-see
• Castelo de Torres Vedras · fort · Lisbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Forte de São Vicente · fort · Lisbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo · church · Lisbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Igreja da Graça · church · Lisbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• São Tiago · church · Lisbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Museu de Cerâmica · museum · Lisbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Igreja de São Quintino · church · Lisbon · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gruta

Other caves near Gruta

• Gruta da Pedra Furada · cave · Lisbon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gruta do Pego do Diabo · cave · Lisbon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lapa do Picareiro · cave · Santarém · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gruta da Aroeira · cave · Santarém · ~61 km · Must-see
• Aire · cave · Santarém · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grutas de Lapas · cave · Santarém · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grutas do Poço Velho · cave · Lisbon · ~82 km · Must-see
• Artificial caves of Casal do Pardo · cave · Lisbon · ~89 km · Must-see
• Gruta do Escoural · cave · Évora · ~132 km · Must-see
• Gruta em Nossa Senhora da Luz · cave · Lisbon · ~21 km

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