Lisbon Trip Overview
This is the tour that will lead you through the 14th century and beyond, templar’s reappearance and worldwide conquests, after their persecution for eradication, ordered by Pope Clement V and Filipe 4th of France. Impressively it also shows the never told importance of Portugal for the foundation of the new world. After all, Portugal was the first world global superpower, and the today’s USA carries on, following on that path and rank. No other tour, for sure, can clarify you, about the forgotten history of those people who created the nowadays most powerful worlds economy and country. The group of extraordinary monastic knights, before being it officially, already were, as a prototype, in a new country to be, forged by the cross to receive and save, from Jerusalem, in a safe port, the Holy Grail. Discover how and why there was the need to recreate the Holy Land in the western most point of Europe, facing the new world.
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* Duration: 7 to 9 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
This is the tour that will lead you through the 14th century and beyond, templar’s reappearance and worldwide conquests, after their persecution for eradication, ordered by Pope Clement V and Filipe 4th of France. Impressively it also shows the never told importance of Portugal for the foundation of the new world. After all, Portugal was the first world global superpower, and the today’s USA carries on, following on that path and rank. No other tour, for sure, can clarify you, about the forgotten history of those people who created the nowadays most powerful worlds economy and country. The group of extraordinary monastic knights, before being it officially, already were, as a prototype, in a new country to be, forged by the cross to receive and save, from Jerusalem, in a safe port, the Holy Grail. Discover how and why there was the need to recreate the Holy Land in the western most point of Europe, facing the new world.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Igreja de Santa Maria dos Olivais, Avenida da Horta D’El Rei, Tomar 2300-304 Portugal
Any relation with the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is not a coincidence. Plus the ground floor is not only used for pray, also serves as a gateway for templar’s treasures. This is the pantheon of templar’s grand masters as they rest buried inside the temple walls.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Convento de Cristo, Igreja do Castelo Templario, Tomar 2300-000 Portugal
Founded by templar’s this is the most important headquarters of the order in Western Europe. Why? Because, like no other, in this one, the knights created for the first time ever, the structure for the biggest commercial enterprise the world has ever seen. From this point on they would give birth to new secret organizations that still exist today, defining the goals for our everyday economy and political systems.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Castelo de Almourol, Praia do Ribatejo 2260 Portugal
Castles in the water where unique stronghold points, or fortresses, against the Arabs or moors attacks. It was the time of the crusades, and decisive to protect the center north of Portugal, due to exist in it representations of holy grounds, like Jerusalem or Nazareth.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Synagogue of Tomar, Rua Dr. Joaquim Jacinto, 73 The synagogue has been renovated and is now open for visitors, Tomar 2300-577 Portugal
We also visit the Tomar Synagogue and the Saint John the Baptist church
Duration: 20 minutes
