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Leiria is a historic city of great importance to Portugal. Here Afonso III convened the feudal parliaments in 1254, King Dinis I built his royal residence in the castle during the XIV century and in 1411 the Jewish community of the city built the country's first paper factory. The city is the capital of Leiria District and is located near the western coast, in the central region of the country. Some of the many attractions of Leiria include rivers, beaches, pine forest, lagoons, salinas, rock shelters, religious and civil architecture, medieval constructions, museums , thermal baths, popular traditions in their most pure demonstrations, handicrafts and a rich gastronomy. Leiria is a lively, dynamic and very pleasant city that mixes medieval and modern influences.