{"id":273234,"date":"2026-06-04T01:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/?p=273234"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T01:08:12","slug":"convent-of-christ-tomar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/pt\/blog\/convent-of-christ-tomar\/","title":{"rendered":"Convent of Christ Tomar: History, Architecture and Visiting Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"273234\" class=\"elementor elementor-273234\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbcd39 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bbcd39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a27811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a27811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Fabio-Mendes-Founder-and-CEO-at-Yellow-Cab-TT-Tours-author-rof7aeaemvfoufg6gk2ulx6axi4jh3mbcp853bh8tc.png\" title=\"F\u00e1bio Mendes \u2013 Founder and CEO at Yellow Cab TT Tours \u2013 author\" alt=\"F\u00e1bio Mendes - Founder and CEO at Yellow Cab TT Tours - author\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0d2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c0d2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/our-team\/fabio-mendes\/\">F\u00e1bio Mendes<\/a> \u00b7 Founder &amp; Director, Yellow Cab TT Tours<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>3 June 2026 \u00b7 17 min read<\/b><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dbc9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4dbc9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64c70d98 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64c70d98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d60e82e\" data-id=\"3d60e82e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f72ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f72ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">The Convent of Christ in Tomar is, in my experience, the most consistently underestimated monument in Portugal. That is a high bar to clear in a country where nearly every town has a castle, a dramatic back-story, and someone to tell you both. Tomar is 136 km from Lisbon. Clients arrive expecting a castle and a famous window. What they find is a complex built across five centuries \u2014 eight cloisters, a 12th-century Templar rotunda intact since 1190, and a carved stone window that architect Diogo de Arruda spent three years completing, a window that has no obvious equivalent in Europe. None of this fits in two hours. Almost every group I guide asks, somewhere around 14:00, whether there is any way to stay longer. I always plan for that.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"535\">I have been running this circuit since founding Yellow Cab TT Tours in 2013. This guide covers what the Convent actually contains, how to sequence the visit, what to prioritise if time is short, and what the rest of Tomar offers beyond the hilltop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80a439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e80a439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5832192 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5832192\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57acede elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"57acede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__57acede\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__57acede\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__57acede\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eff6f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8eff6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1619cdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1619cdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d9e309\" data-id=\"5d9e309\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97bf54d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97bf54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/tomar\/\">At a glance<\/a>:<\/h2><p><b>Location:<\/b> 136 km northeast of Lisbon via A1 + IC9, approximately 1 hour 30 minutes by car.<\/p><p><b>Founded:<\/b> 1160 (Knights Templar);\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/265\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/a>\u00a0since 1983.<\/p><p><b>Ticket:<\/b> \u20ac15 adults; \u20ac7.50 for ages 13\u201324 and 65+; free under 12.<\/p><p><b>Time:<\/b> 2\u20133 hours for the Convent; 5\u20136 hours for the full Tomar circuit.<\/p><p><b>Best months<\/b>: March\u2013May and September\u2013October.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28543e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28543e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/convent-of-christ-e1758645016441-1024x577.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-260607\" alt=\"Convent of Christ in Tomar, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, founded 1160 by Knights Templar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/convent-of-christ-e1758645016441-1024x577.webp 1024w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/convent-of-christ-e1758645016441-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/convent-of-christ-e1758645016441-768x433.webp 768w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/convent-of-christ-e1758645016441.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4084e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4084e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47f11b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47f11b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-416a42a\" data-id=\"416a42a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a51ca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52a51ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What Is the Convent of Christ?<\/h2><p>The Convent of Christ (Convento de Cristo) is a combined castle-fortress and religious complex covering approximately 5 hectares on a hilltop above Tomar. Construction began in 1160 and continued across four centuries. The result is one of the few sites in Portugal where Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, and Mannerist architecture appear within the same walls \u2014 not through later reconstruction, but through genuine sequential building phases.\u00a0<\/p><p>The complex contains:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The original Templar castle with perimeter walls.<\/li><li>The Charola \u2014 a 12th-century round Templar oratory.<\/li><li>A Manueline nave added to the Charola between 1510 and 1515.<\/li><li>Eight cloisters spanning five centuries.<\/li><li>The Chapter House Window (Janela do Cap\u00edtulo) by Diogo de Arruda, 1510\u20131513.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0The site is managed by Museus e Monumentos de Portugal, the state body responsible for national monuments. For current ticket prices and seasonal opening hours, verify at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.museusemonumentos.pt\/en\/museus-e-monumentos\/convento-de-cristo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">museusemonumentos.pt<\/a>\u00a0before visiting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ff75a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87ff75a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convento-de-Cristo-min-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-251818\" alt=\"Convent of Christ in Tomar, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, founded 1160 by Knights Templar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convento-de-Cristo-min-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convento-de-Cristo-min-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convento-de-Cristo-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convento-de-Cristo-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convento-de-Cristo-min-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convento-de-Cristo-min.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f3164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62f3164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-765b587 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765b587\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca20308\" data-id=\"ca20308\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe3c48 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe3c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>History \u2014 Knights Templar, Order of Christ and the Age of Discovery<\/h2>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h3>1160 \u2014 The Templar Fortress<\/h3>\n<p>In 1160, Gualdim Pais \u2014 a veteran of the Second Crusade and the fourth Grand Master of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/blog\/knights-templar-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Knights Templar in Portugal<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 chose a hilltop above the Nab\u00e3o River to construct a castle. The position was strategic: it controlled a river crossing on the road between Santar\u00e9m and Coimbra, with clear sightlines across the Ribatejo plain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pais laid the first stones of the Charola, the round Templar oratory, at the same time. He died in 1195 and is buried at the Church of Santa Maria do Olival in Tomar \u2014 his tomb slab, dated to that year, remains visible inside.<\/p>\n<h3>1312\u20131319 \u2014 Dissolution and Reinvention<\/h3>\n<p>Pope Clement V dissolved the Knights Templar at the Council of Vienne in 1312, largely under pressure from the French crown, which sought to seize Templar assets across Europe. In Portugal, King Dinis I refused to hand over Templar properties and personnel to foreign powers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His solution: in 1319, in agreement with Pope John XXII, he established the Order of Christ as the Templars&#8217; Portuguese successor. The new Order inherited the Templar properties, obligations, and personnel in Portugal. The Convent of Tomar officially became its seat in 1357.<\/p>\n<h3>1417\u20131460 \u2014 Henry the Navigator and Maritime Expansion<\/h3>\n<p>Henry the Navigator, third son of King Jo\u00e3o I, served as Grand Master of the Order of Christ from 1417 until his death in 1460. He directed Order revenues toward the systematic exploration of the African coast, the Canary Islands, and the Atlantic archipelagos. Under his administration, two new cloisters were begun and the Chapel of S\u00e3o Jorge was started in 1426.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The connection between Tomar and Portugal&#8217;s Age of Discovery is direct: when Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon to India in 1497\u20131498, his ships carried the red cross of the Order of Christ on their sails \u2014 the same cross that appears on the Charola&#8217;s altar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Henry the Navigator also gave Tomar its street layout. The geometric chessboard grid he established in the town below the hill was later used as the planning model for the reconstruction of Lisbon&#8217;s Baixa district after the 1755 earthquake.<\/p>\n<h3>1510\u20131515 \u2014 The Manueline Expansion<\/h3>\n<p>King Manuel I ordered the construction of a full Manueline nave attached to the Charola in 1510. The lead architect was Diogo de Arruda, who also designed the Chapter House Window between 1510 and 1513. Jo\u00e3o de Castilho completed the nave in 1513\u20131515.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The result was the most ambitious application of Manueline architectural decoration to a military-religious complex in Portugal \u2014 a style that fused late Gothic structure with maritime iconography drawn from Portugal&#8217;s global expeditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8824534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8824534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tomar3-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-251834\" alt=\"Convent of Christ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tomar3-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tomar3-min-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tomar3-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tomar3-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tomar3-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tomar3-min.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9032270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9032270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abd0e1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abd0e1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f418604\" data-id=\"f418604\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a96668 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a96668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What to See Inside the Convent of Christ<\/h2><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>The Charola \u2014 Templar Round Church (12th Century)<\/h3><p>The Charola is the oldest structure in the complex and the focal point of the entire visit. Built in the second half of the 12th century, it is a Templar oratory modelled on the Rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem \u2014 the site the Knights Templar had been founded to protect.\u00a0<\/p><p>The structure follows a polygonal plan of 16 bays. The central octagonal choir is surrounded by a double ambulatory \u2014 a circular walkway wide enough for a mounted procession. Tradition holds that Templar knights attended religious services on horseback within the rotunda; the building&#8217;s proportions make this plausible. The walls retain fragments of late-Gothic paintings and gilded decorative panels added in later centuries.\u00a0<\/p><p>What most visitors notice first: the Charola is not a ruin. It is a fully intact structure, its dome complete, its ambulatory walkable. At this scale, comparable Templar sites elsewhere in Europe are either ruined or extensively restored.\u00a0<\/p><p>The most common question I get here is whether Templar knights really attended Mass on horseback inside the rotunda. The honest answer: nobody knows for certain. What we do know is that the central ambulatory is exactly wide enough for a mounted horse, and that the Templars were not known for accidental architecture. I usually answer &#8220;probably&#8221; \u2014 which is not a satisfying answer, but it is considerably more accurate than anything you will find printed on a laminated information board.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Visiting tip: <\/b>Allow at least 20 minutes here. The detail in the wall paintings and the spatial logic of the circular plan take time to understand.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>The Chapter House Window (1510\u20131513)<\/h3><p>The Chapter House Window (Janela do Cap\u00edtulo) is visible from outside the Convent \u2014 a carved limestone composition approximately 8 metres tall built into the exterior wall of the chapter house. Architect Diogo de Arruda carved it between 1510 and 1513.<\/p><p>\u00a0The iconographic programme is dense: twisted anchor chains, cork bark, armillary spheres, coral branches, the Cross of the Order of Christ, and knotted ropes are woven into a composition that covers the entire opening and its surrounding frame. It is the most-photographed element of the Convent and one of the most-reproduced images of Portuguese architecture.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Photography tip: <\/b>Approach the window from the courtyard below before entering the complex. The exterior view \u2014 the one most photographs show \u2014 is best lit in mid-morning, when sunlight hits the carved stonework from a useful angle. It is also when every other visitor arrives to take the same photograph. Arrive before 10:00 in summer if you want a version without someone else&#8217;s arm in it.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>The Eight Cloisters<\/h3><p>The Convent contains eight cloisters, each built in a different century and a different architectural style. The two most significant:\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Main Cloister (Claustro Principal): <\/b>Designed by Diogo de Torralva in 1557\u20131562 and completed by Italian architect Filippo Terzi. Two stories of Renaissance arcades with undecorated balusters on the upper gallery. This is considered one of the finest examples of Portuguese Renaissance architecture and the most spatially coherent space in the entire complex. It is also where most visitors begin to understand the full scale of what they are looking at.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Cemetery Cloister (Claustro do Cemit\u00e9rio):<\/b> 15th century, Gothic arches and a central well. Used for funeral processions of the Order&#8217;s friars.\u00a0<\/p><p>The remaining cloisters \u2014 Claustro da Lavagem, Claustro dos Corvos, Claustro de Santa B\u00e1rbara, and others \u2014 were built between the 15th and 17th centuries. Not all are fully accessible on the standard visitor circuit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b0b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06b0b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Charola-\u2014-Templar-Round-Church-12th-Century.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-273240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Charola-\u2014-Templar-Round-Church-12th-Century.jpg 512w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Charola-\u2014-Templar-Round-Church-12th-Century-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Charola-\u2014-Templar-Round-Church-12th-Century-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9698db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9698db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5695ac8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5695ac8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7645019\" data-id=\"7645019\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583cc08 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"583cc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to Plan Your Visit<\/h2><p><b>Tickets<\/b> &#8211; Adults: \u20ac15.00 &#8211; Ages 13\u201324 and 65+: \u20ac7.50 &#8211; Under 12: free Verify current prices at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.museusemonumentos.pt\/en\/museus-e-monumentos\/convento-de-cristo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">museusemonumentos.pt<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0prices change seasonally.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Opening Hours<\/b> &#8211; The Convent is generally open from 09:00 to 17:00 in winter and until 18:00 in summer. Closed on: 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 25 December.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>How Long You Need <\/b>&#8211; Charola + Chapter House Window + two cloisters: 1 hour 30 minutes &#8211; Full circuit including all accessible cloisters and castle walls: 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours &#8211; Full Tomar day \u2014 Convent + Santa Maria do Olival + Synagogue + Aqueduct: 5\u20136 hours.<\/p><p><b>When to Arrive<\/b> &#8211; Tomar receives far fewer visitors than Sintra \u2014 crowds at the Convent are manageable outside of August. For summer visits, arriving before 10:00 avoids both the midday heat and the coach groups that typically arrive mid-morning. The complex involves substantial outdoor walking in unshaded areas; July and August temperatures in Tomar regularly reach 35\u00b0C.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Sequence <\/b>&#8211; The standard instinct when entering the outer grounds is to head directly to the Chapter House Window \u2014 it is the most-reproduced image of the Convent and straightforward to find. I suggest doing the opposite: go to the Charola first. The Window is the most photographed thing here; the Charola is the reason the entire complex exists. Start where the history starts, and the architecture of everything that came after makes considerably more sense.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>What to Wear<\/b> &#8211; The visit requires walking across uneven stone surfaces, exterior grounds, and interior staircases. Comfortable shoes with grip are necessary. The site has limited accessibility provisions for wheelchairs throughout.<\/p><p><b>Photography <\/b>&#8211; Permitted throughout the complex. No flash restriction is typically imposed. The exterior of the Chapter House Window is best photographed in mid-morning light.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6074e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f6074e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4630370 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4630370\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-632f077\" data-id=\"632f077\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f627ea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f627ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How Much Time Does the Convent Need?<\/h2><p>The honest answer: more than most people plan for. This is technically true of almost everything in Portugal, but here it genuinely matters.\u00a0<\/p><p>The standard visitor error is arriving at 11:00, spending 90 minutes, and leaving having seen the Charola and the Chapter House Window but nothing else. The cloisters are where the complexity of the site becomes apparent, and they take time to absorb. Nobody who has spent 30 minutes in the Main Cloister has ever said they wished they had left earlier.<\/p><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"f45601ce-b8dc-40a2-bfee-a00b32e2b63e\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:72e5a164-9db5-4443-bd2a-6d5a5fbe6dd0-0\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:72e5a164-9db5-4443-bd2a-6d5a5fbe6dd0-0\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:72e5a164-9db5-4443-bd2a-6d5a5fbe6dd0-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-3 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"2f45c2ff-be60-4e3f-8b14-5c21d76890f0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"30\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"30\">Realistic time allocations<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"32\" data-end=\"328\"><li data-section-id=\"ieul09\" data-start=\"32\" data-end=\"82\">Charola + Chapter House Window only \u2014 <strong data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"82\">1 hour.<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1mv9u24\" data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"175\">Charola + Chapter House Window + Main Cloister + Cemetery Cloister \u2014 <strong data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"175\">1 hour 30 minutes.<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"whj9hy\" data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"268\">Full circuit (all accessible cloisters + castle walls) \u2014 <strong data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"268\">2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours.<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"fresz2\" data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"328\">Full Tomar day (Convent + town monuments) \u2014 <strong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"328\">5\u20136 hours.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"378\">If time is limited, the recommended priority is:<\/p><h3 data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"467\"><strong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"467\">Charola \u2192 Chapter House Window (exterior first, then interior view) \u2192 Main Cloister<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"598\">These three highlights cover the most important architectural features of the complex and can be visited in about <strong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"597\">90 minutes<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"870\">If you have <strong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"623\">3 hours<\/strong>, also include the <strong data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"663\">Cemetery Cloister<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"685\">castle walls<\/strong>, and the viewpoint overlooking the <strong data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"737\">Nab\u00e3o Valley<\/strong>. A walk along the walls takes approximately <strong data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"799\">20\u201325 minutes<\/strong> and helps explain the defensive role of the original Templar fortress.<\/p><p data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1232\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Convent is generally much less crowded than the Pena Palace in Sintra. Outside the peak summer season, arriving around <strong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1004\">09:30<\/strong> is usually early enough to avoid tour groups. During <strong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1077\">July and August<\/strong>, arriving at <strong data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1100\">09:00<\/strong> is recommended, as the complex offers limited shade and afternoon temperatures above <strong data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1194\">35\u00b0C<\/strong> can make longer visits uncomfortable.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330d5d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"330d5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-877c5ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"877c5ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf0f27a\" data-id=\"cf0f27a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06df77 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b06df77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Beyond the Convent: The Rest of Tomar in Brief<\/h2><p>The Convent accounts for most of what draws visitors to Tomar, but the city has three additional monuments within 15 minutes&#8217; walk of the hilltop that change the character of the visit considerably.\u00a0<\/p><p>The <b>Synagogue of Tomar<\/b> (built 1430\u20131460) is the only intact medieval synagogue in Portugal \u2014 a National Monument now housing the Abraham Zacuto Museum.\u00a0<\/p><p>The <b>Church of Santa Maria do Olival<\/b> (12th century) is the burial church of the Knights Templar Grand Masters and was designated by papal bull in 1455 as the Mother Church of all Portuguese overseas parishes.\u00a0<\/p><p>Th<b>e Peg\u00f5es Aqueduct<\/b> (1593\u20131614, 6.223 km, 180 arches, 30 metres at maximum height) was designed by the same Filippo Terzi who completed the Main Cloister above. For full descriptions of all four Tomar monuments with visiting logistics, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/blog\/what-to-do-in-tomar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things to Do in Tomar: Complete Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652c0f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"652c0f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfcde17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfcde17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-545f320\" data-id=\"545f320\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae407e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae407e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to Get to Tomar from Lisbon<\/h2><p><b>By car: <\/b>136 km northeast of Lisbon via the A1 motorway (direction Porto), then the IC9 toward Tomar. Journey time approximately 1 hour 30 minutes without significant traffic. Paid parking is available in the town centre; free parking exists at the base of the Convent hill.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>By train: <\/b>From Lisboa Oriente or Lisboa Santa Apol\u00f3nia, trains to Tomar require a change at Entroncamento. Total journey approximately 2 hours. The Tomar train station is 1.5 km from the Convent of Christ \u2014 a 20-minute walk uphill, or a 5-minute taxi ride. Current schedules at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cp.pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cp.pt<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>By private tour from Lisbon: Hotel pickup included, direct transport, and a guide throughout. Private tours allow you to combine Tomar with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/fatima\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F\u00e1tima\u00a0<\/a>(45 km south),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/almourol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Almourol Castle<\/a>\u00a0(30 km south along the Tagus), or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/coimbra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coimbra\u00a0<\/a>(73 km north) in the same day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c6dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71c6dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f9efae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f9efae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7479b21\" data-id=\"7479b21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e81da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96e81da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Private Tours to Tomar from Lisbon<\/h2><p>Yellow Cab TT Tours has been running private tours to Tomar from Lisbon since 2013. The Convent of Christ alone requires 2 to 3 hours to cover thoroughly. Combined with the full Tomar circuit \u2014 Synagogue, Santa Maria do Olival, and the Aqueduct \u2014 a full day is the realistic format. Tomar also pairs well with F\u00e1tima or Almourol if you prefer a combined itinerary.\u00a0<\/p><p>All private tours include hotel pickup from Lisbon, a licensed guide, and an adjustable itinerary.<\/p><p>Available tours from Lisbon:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8271ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8271ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac58a4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac58a4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952585e e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"952585e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7df742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7df742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tomar Templar Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f15006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f15006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/pt\/private-tours\/tomar-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ascais-3-r2pm1sr5ffq3z1zmoalh8s7cvq0r8meq4cvdw5pz5s.webp\" title=\"Tomar Convent of Christ Almourol Castle Templar route private tour\" alt=\"Convent of Christ in Tomar, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, founded 1160 by Knights Templar\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1726b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db1726b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44826b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44826b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tomar - Convent of Christ - Almourol - Santar\u00e9m<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f011d2e e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f011d2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae8faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ae8faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tomar + F\u00e1tima Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7503cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7503cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/pt\/private-tours\/tomar-fatima\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/tomar-fatima-r2nugnizdk23ah3moar6dxvvx2xch5nt252hvtuyio.webp\" title=\"Tomar Convent of Christ and F\u00e1tima sanctuary private tour\" alt=\"Tomar Convent of Christ and F\u00e1tima sanctuary private tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062957e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"062957e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f762b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27f762b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History, Faith, and UNESCO Heritage in One Tour<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604e438 e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"604e438\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32991e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32991e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tomar + Coimbra Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d0bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d0bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/tomar-coimbra-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ascais-2-r2plr82ijj8zczclf81koy9oao53n7ffo0nqj3ef5s.webp\" title=\"Tomar Templar heritage and Coimbra university private tour\" alt=\"Tomar Templar heritage and Coimbra university private tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb63ca9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb63ca9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5f685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b5f685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Templar History and Academic Charm<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d81cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5d81cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c58846 e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c58846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6030150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6030150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tomar + Lisbon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6636cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6636cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/tomar-lisbon-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-78-r6iu2kwopack5ubxey88xa4wojfxqxziai3zwnf60w.webp\" title=\"Tomar Templar heritage and Lisbon private tour\" alt=\"Tomar Templar heritage and Lisbon private tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0910846 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0910846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced4fd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ced4fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">knights, heritage, and vibrant city life.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fa23b e-con-full scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4fa23b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4086701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4086701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tomar + Sintra<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b241565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b241565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/tomar-sintra-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-75-r6iqxwz3j64akfzear12k7mxewr44zpqgv3u3ogxts.webp\" title=\"Tomar Convent of Christ and Sintra private tour\" alt=\"Tomar Convent of Christ and Sintra private tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5d0c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e5d0c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623520d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"623520d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/tomar-sintra-tour\/\">Sintra - Roca Cape - Cascais - Estoril<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89a298e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89a298e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d768ef6\" data-id=\"d768ef6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53564a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53564a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ \u2014 Visiting the Convent of Christ in Tomar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f383c34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f383c34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f829b38\" data-id=\"f829b38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc3146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"bfc3146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2010\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2010\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Convent of Christ in Tomar? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2010\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4875b90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4875b90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bc4ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5bc4ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Convent of Christ (Convento de Cristo) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1983) founded in 1160 by Gualdim Pais, the fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar in Portugal. The complex contains eight cloisters, a 12th-century Templar round church (the Charola), and the Manueline Chapter House Window (1510\u20131513) by Diogo de Arruda. It served first as the Templar headquarters in Portugal, then as the seat of the Order of Christ from 1357, and is one of the best-preserved Templar sites in Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2011\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2011\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does it cost to enter the Convent of Christ? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2011\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5b5d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da5b5d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87075b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87075b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adult entry is \u20ac15. Visitors aged 13\u201324 and over 65 pay \u20ac7.50. Entry is free for children under 12. Prices are set by Museus e Monumentos de Portugal and should be verified at museusemonumentos.pt before your visit as they may change seasonally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2012\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2012\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How long does it take to visit the Convent of Christ? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2012\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247e210 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"247e210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24acc4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24acc4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allow 2 to 3 hours to cover the Charola, Chapter House Window, Main Cloister, and castle walls. Visitors exploring all eight cloisters and the full castle perimeter should allow 3 hours. If you plan to visit other Tomar monuments \u2014 the Synagogue, Santa Maria do Olival, and the Peg\u00f5es Aqueduct \u2014 allow 5 to 6 hours for the full circuit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2013\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2013\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Charola in Tomar? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2013\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13a2dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a13a2dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e401e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e401e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Charola is the original Templar oratory \u2014 a round church built in the second half of the 12th century, modelled on the Rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It has a 16-bay polygonal plan with an octagonal central choir. It is one of the few surviving Templar rotundas in Europe and the oldest structure in the complex.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2014\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2014\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Chapter House Window (Janela do Cap\u00edtulo)? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2014\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf43094 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf43094\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be023c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be023c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Chapter House Window is a Manueline window carved in limestone by architect Diogo de Arruda between 1510 and 1513. Approximately 8 metres tall, its stonework depicts symbols of Portugal&#8217;s Age of Discovery \u2014 anchor chains, armillary spheres, coral, and the Cross of the Order of Christ. It is considered one of the finest examples of Manueline architectural decoration in Portugal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2015\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2015\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Order of Christ and how is it connected to Tomar? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2015\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d58eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27d58eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48705a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48705a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Order of Christ was established in 1319 by King Dinis I and Pope John XXII as the successor to the Knights Templar, which had been dissolved at the Council of Vienne in 1312. The Convent of Tomar became the Order&#8217;s seat in 1357. Henry the Navigator served as Grand Master from 1417 until his death in 1460 and directed Order resources toward Portugal&#8217;s maritime expeditions. Vasco da Gama&#8217;s ships carried the Order of Christ&#8217;s cross on their sails when he reached India in 1498.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2016\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2016\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is there more to see in Tomar beyond the Convent? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2016\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac25ec8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac25ec8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06cf8bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06cf8bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. The Synagogue of Tomar (built 1430\u20131460) is the only intact medieval synagogue in Portugal and a National Monument. The Church of Santa Maria do Olival (12th century) is the burial church of the Knights Templar Grand Masters in Portugal. The Peg\u00f5es Aqueduct (1593\u20131614) is 6.223 km long and reaches 30 metres in height. Together these four sites justify a full day in Tomar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2017\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2017\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I visit Tomar as a day trip from Lisbon? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2017\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd5268 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfd5268\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99d61c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b99d61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Tomar is 136 km northeast of Lisbon \u2014 approximately 1 hour 30 minutes by car or 2 hours by train with a change at Entroncamento. Most visitors allow 5\u20136 hours in the city. Yellow Cab TT Tours offers private day tours from Lisbon with hotel pickup and a licensed guide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2018\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2018\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When is the best time to visit Tomar? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2018\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436be33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"436be33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de08dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de08dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>March to May and September to October offer the most comfortable visiting conditions: temperatures from 14\u00b0C to 24\u00b0C and lower visitor volumes. July and August temperatures in Tomar regularly reach 35\u00b0C. The Convent complex involves substantial outdoor walking; afternoon visits in summer are physically demanding. In 2027, the Festa dos Tabuleiros \u2014 held every four years in July \u2014 will bring large crowds and requires advance accommodation booking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2019\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"10\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2019\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the Festa dos Tabuleiros in Tomar? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2019\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb8088 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eb8088\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130fedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"130fedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Festa dos Tabuleiros is a festival held every four years, rooted in 14th-century devotion to the Holy Spirit associated with Queen Isabel of Portugal. The centrepiece is a 5 km parade during which hundreds of women carry tabuleiros \u2014 towers of 30 loaves of bread equal in height to the woman carrying them, decorated with paper flowers and topped with a crown. 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We pick up from your hotel in Lisbon or Cascais \u2192 WhatsApp us: <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/351965856169\">+351 965 856 169<\/a> \u2192 Or use the <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/contact-us\/\">contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5428440 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5428440\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4430d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4430d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101ba19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"101ba19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Fabio-Mendes-Founder-and-CEO-at-Yellow-Cab-TT-Tours-author-rof7aeaetw1ipb5krl0my3e1hvllns4tw6rd9xyef4.png\" title=\"F\u00e1bio Mendes \u2013 Founder and CEO at Yellow Cab TT Tours \u2013 author\" alt=\"F\u00e1bio Mendes - Founder and CEO at Yellow Cab TT Tours - author\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8b895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e8b895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Written by F\u00e1bio Mendes<br \/>Founder &amp; Director of Yellow Cab TT Tours. Guiding in Portugal for 20+ years. <br \/>Founded Yellow Cab TT Tours in 2013. 3,372 five-star reviews on Tripadvisor.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e196f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d3e196f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/yellowcabtttours.pt\/our-team\/fabio-mendes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About F\u00e1bio<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b338a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b338a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: F\u00e1bio Mendes \u00b7 Founder &amp; Director, Yellow Cab TT Tours3 June 2026 \u00b7 17 min read The Convent of Christ in Tomar is, in my experience, the most consistently underestimated monument in Portugal. 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