Oeiras Trip Overview
Enjoy visits Tomar “The Templarios city”, affords a rewarding 8 hours Private Tour experience. Former seat of the Order of the Knights Templar, Tomar is a city of great charm for its artistic and cultural wealth, whose greatest expression is in the Convent of Christ, one of the chief works of the Portuguese Renaissance. Visit Templar castle and discovering the monumental work of the Convent of Christ built in the 12th century. Tomar may seem like a simple riverfront town, but it packs a strong historical punch. Set on the banks of the Nabão River, this small city is home to the impressive Castle of Tomar and the Convent of Christ, a 12th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site and the former medieval headquarters of the Knights Templar.
Your Private tour also includes a free and flexible pick-up (9am)/drop-off (5pm) from your located accommodations, driver/guide.
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Oeiras, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Enjoy visits Tomar “The Templarios city”, affords a rewarding 8 hours Private Tour experience. Former seat of the Order of the Knights Templar, Tomar is a city of great charm for its artistic and cultural wealth, whose greatest expression is in the Convent of Christ, one of the chief works of the Portuguese Renaissance. Visit Templar castle and discovering the monumental work of the Convent of Christ built in the 12th century. Tomar may seem like a simple riverfront town, but it packs a strong historical punch. Set on the banks of the Nabão River, this small city is home to the impressive Castle of Tomar and the Convent of Christ, a 12th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site and the former medieval headquarters of the Knights Templar.
Your Private tour also includes a free and flexible pick-up (9am)/drop-off (5pm) from your located accommodations, driver/guide.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Castelo de Ourem, Ourem 2490-481 Portugal
The Convent of Christ (Portuguese: Convento de Cristo/Mosteiro de Cristo) is a former Roman Catholic convent in Tomar, Portugal. Originally a 12th-century Templar stronghold, when the order was dissolved in the 14th century the Portuguese branch was turned into the Knights of the Order of Christ, that later supported Portugal’s maritime discoveries of the 15th century. The convent and castle complex is a historic and cultural monument and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.
Duration: 2 hours
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
The Synagogue of Tomar is the best preserved of the medieval synagogues of Portugal. It is located at 73 Rua Dr. Joaquim Jaquinto, in the historic centre of the city of Tomar, and houses a small Jewish Museum. The synagogue of Tomar was built between 1430 and 1460 by the thriving Jewish community of the town
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Castelo de Tomar, Colina do Castelo, Tomar 2300-000 Portugal
The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, 4 kilometres from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in Portugal’s Center Region
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Largo do Pelourinho, Largo Pelourinho, Tomar Portugal
The Convent of the Order of Christ needed a water supply, and the answer was to construct this magnificent six-kilometre aqueduct to conduct water from the four springs at Pegões.
The project began in the 1590s and was planned by the Italian military architect Filipe Terzio who had been hired by the Portuguese crown.
Duration: 30 minutes
