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MonumentsCastelo de AlmourolIn the middle of the River Tagus, the enigmatic Almourol Castle is one of the most emblematic monuments of the Christian reconquest. Situated on an island in the middle of the River Tagus, Almourol is one of the most distinctive castles in Portugal, (...)
Telephone: +351 249 720 358
Fax: +351 249 720 358
E-mail: girp@cm-vnbarquinha.pt
Website: http://www.igespar.pt
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MonumentsConvento de Cristo e Castelo TemplárioThe Convent of Christ In 1983, UNESCO awarded the classification of world heritage to the Templar Castle and the Convent of the Knights of Christ in Tomar, a unique monument in the history of the western world. Built on a site that was originally (...)
Telephone: +351 249 315 089 / +351 249 313 481
Fax: +351 249 322 730
E-mail: geral@ccristo.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.conventocristo.gov.pt/
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MonumentsIgreja de São João Baptista, Matriz de TomarSituated in the centre of Tomar, the Igreja de São João Baptista was originally built in the 15th century, but was later reconstructed in the 16th century. In 1520, the king Dom Manuel raised its status to that of a collegiate church, thus making it (...)
Telephone: +351 249 312 611
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MonumentsAqueduto dos Pegões AltosAround 6-km long and constituted by 180 arches, the Aqueduct of Pegões was one of the main public works built in the 17th century in Portugal. This monumental work was designed by the distinguished architect Filipe Terzi, in order to supply water to (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria do Olival - TomarThe Igreja de Santa Maria do Olival was built at the orders of the knight Gualdim Pais in the 12th century to serve as the Pantheon for the Order of the Knights Templar. Inside the church are the Gothic tombs of Gualdim Pais, Mestre Lourenço Martins (...)
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MonumentsConvento de Santa IriaThe Convent of Santa Iria was built in the 16th century, on the site of an ancient building, erected prior to the foundation of the castle. It is located on the banks of the River Nabão, in the site where Saint Iria was martyred, decapitated at the (...)
Telephone: +351 249 322 601
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MonumentsCapela de São GregórioLocated near the main Leiria road, the Chapel de São Gregório is a small, octagonal, Renaissance-style chapel. This 16th century church is dedicated to São Gregório Nazianzeno - the theologian who together with St John the Evangelist proved the (...)
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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade - TomarA 14th-century sanctuary on the outskirts of the city.The Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy - former Chapel of Our Lady of the Hill - was built in 1397 by the governor of Óbidos, a village where the Virgin is a patron saint and recipient of particular (...)
Telephone: +351 249 322 427
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