Tomar

Tomar grew up around the Convento de Cristo, the former headquarters of the Knights Templar and later the Order of Christ, famous for its Manueline Window and a sequence of cloisters from different eras. The town below keeps a quiet historic centre along the Nabão river.

What to see

• Convento de Cristo and the Templar Charola (rotunda)
• Claustro dos Filipes and Claustro de Santa Bárbara
• The historic centre and the Tomar Synagogue
• Mata Nacional dos Sete Montes forest, next to the convent