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Tomar, also known in English as Thomar, watered by Nabão river, belongs to the district of Santarém in the province of Ribatejo, with a total area of 351 km2 and a population of about 43.000 inhabitants, was conquered in 1147 to the Moors by D. Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal,  and after that it was granted to the Templars as a feud, in 1159. The Foro or feudal contract was granted by D. Gualdim Pais, Great-Master of the Order of the Temple.

With the extinction of this Order in 1312 by the Pope João XII, who wanted the Templars banned
throughout Europe, a new Order was founded, the Military Order of Christ. Due the need of defending the border of Algarve, this order was moved to the south of Portugal to Castro Marim in 1319; 37 years later it returned to Tomar to settled down at the Castle of Tomar.
This way, Tomar became de center of the epic Discovery of the New World and Africa. Infante D. Henrique, was made  Governer of the Order by the Pope and stayed also in the Castle. The Order of Christ, as all the religious Orders, was extinguished in 1834.

Tomar became a city in 1844 and was visited by Queen D. Maria II on the next year.

Nowadays Tomar is known by its fantastic monuments, specially the Convent of Christ with its Charo
la, the Castle of Templars and the monumental Chapter Window.

However, there is a lot more to discover. Find it here and then, visit Tomar...
 

The best  places: Convent of Christ | Charola of the Convent | Chapter Window | The Castle of Templars

 
 Other monuments
 » The Aqueduct of Pegões
 » Convent of St. Iría
 » Ermit of St. Gregório
 » Chapel of St. Lourenço
 » Church of St. John the Baptist
» Church of  N. S. da Conceição
» Church of N. Senhora dos Olivais
» Convent of St. Francisco
» Sinagoga
» Estaus
» Presses of the King
Other stuff
» Party of Trays
» Statue of D. Gualdim Pais
» Sun clocks
» Museum of Matches
» Barrage of Castelo do Bode
» Zêzere River
» Cine-Theatre Paradise
» Candy Gastronomy and Wine
» Cronology

 

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Photos of Tomar
» Gardens:  Wheel of Mouchão |  Várzea Pequena | Mata Nacional dos Sete Montes

» Other stuff: Nabão River | The Old Bridge | Cornner Windows | Typical Street
          Corredoura | Corredoura (no dia da Festa dos Tabuleiros) | Foto antiga da Corredoura


» Aereal Photos:
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