Tomar.

Tuesday 29th April 2025.

Another Day another Castle 😊

Hopefully tomorrow will be castle free.

Tomar although settled in Roman times, its importance only started in the 12th century with the construction of a hill topping castle, the Convento de Cristo. A GrandMaster of the Knights Templar religious order put Tomar on the map by building a castle with middle eastern architecture picked up during the crusades in the Holy Land.

It was easy to wander around the gardens and exterior of part of the castle but to enter the Convent and interior of part of the castle there was 15 euro per person fee, I’m sure it may be worth it but again only one of us can go in.

Michelle and a Judas Tree that was coming into flower.

Below the castle the hill was heavily covered with trees but I did manage to find one stop where we could see the River Nabao way down below us.

In the centre of the town is the Church of Sao Joao Baptisa ( St John the Baptist) Michelle went for a wander around inside and took some photos.

Of course it wouldn’t be a trip away without at least one photo of Layla and I sat outside a building be it a church, museum, cathedral etc so here is another one to add to Our Guide Book of Famous Buildings We Have Sat Outside.