🏰✨ The Monastery of Santa Maria de Seiça is an ancient Cistercian monastery founded around 1162 by King Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal. In 1834, with the extinction of the religious orders, the monastery was vacated and sold to private individuals, eventually becoming a poignant ruin. 💫 #Portugal #HiddenGem #MonasteryBeauty #TravelInspiration #SantaMariaDeSeiça #MonasteryLife #SacredArchitecture #HistoricSanctuary #ExploreSeiça #CulturalHeritage #MonasticTraditions #ReligiousArt #DivineInspiration #MonasticBeauty #FigueiradaFoz #Portugal #Sonya350 #vmribeiro