City closely linked to the Templars and the Order of Christ. When they arrived to Portugal, they spread castles across different domains, but Tomar was the center of the territory. After the castle, they built the "Charola" of Convento de Cristo, considered the most beautiful and well-preserved religious building of the Templars in Europe. Bathed by the River Nabão, Tomar has one of the historic centers in Portugal with the highest number of monuments, with emphasis on the churches of São João Baptista and Santa Maria dos Olivais and the Old Synagogue.

Museum that has a collection of more than 50,000 matchboxes from around the world, including the first ones made in Portugal. It is now the largest collection of its kind in all of Europe. It all started when Aquiles Mota Lima exchanged a box of matches with an American lady on a steamer bound for England.

The Synagogue of Tomar is probably the oldest gothic Hebrew temple. The temple was built between 1430-60 and closed in 1496, during the expulsion of the Jews. After that it was converted into a prison and in 1923 it was acquired by Samuel Schwarz and donated to the Portuguese state so the Luso-Hebraico Museum of Abrão Zacuto could be created there. It retains a columned structure covered by a cross vault.

Built in 1593 by Filipe I, it is six kilometers long and was intended to supply the Convent of Christ. It has 180 arches, often overlapping, and took twenty years to complete.

Large wooden wheel, one of the ex-libris of Tomar. Located in Jardim do Mouchão, next to the Nabão River, this wheel has pairs of clay buckets, each with a capacity of five litres. It is a model of hydraulic wheel used in irrigating fields or for supplying water to mills.

Arch-vault dam on the Zêzere River, near its confluence with the Nabão. It was completed in 1951 as part of the national policy for the use of hydroelectric resources. The reservoir, with an extension of about 60 km, offers enviable conditions for sports and contact with nature. It is an important strategic water reserve, supplying around three million people daily, the overwhelming majority of Greater Lisbon. In the area there are several nautical centers (where you can practice sailing, water skiing, canoeing, jet skiing, etc.), beaches and river pools, restaurants, etc. If you prefer to go out on your own, …

The Mata Nacional dos Sete Montes has 39 hectares of forests and gardens that belonged to the Order of Christ for centuries. In 1938 it returned to the State after belonging for a century to the Costa Cabral family, who had acquired it together with the Convent of Christ. The flora is rich, and you can find, for example, pines and wild pines, oaks, oak trees, cypresses and centuries-old olive trees. Also noteworthy is the Charolinha, a small classic temple turned into an island by the surrounding lake.

Camping Redondo, located in Poço Redondo, in Tomar, is a site with a secure, comfortable environment and clean, where you can relax in the pool or explore and enjoy the rich culture and landscape of Portugal. Its location, in the vicinity of the dam of Castelo do Bode, gives you the possibility to carry out nautical activities such as canoeing. Alternatively, explore and pay a visit to the historic heritage of the city of Tomar, just 10 miles away.

The campsite Pelinos, located in an area with strong vegetation, five kilometers from the dam of Castelo do Bode, in Tomar, is a place conducive to rest in tranquility, where you can even explore walking trails.

It is the first combined book and coffee shop opened in Tomar, right in the historic centre of the city. The concept explores a new way of being, with a tranquil environment, conducive to literary gatherings. Snacks include healthy meals based on selected and health-friendly products, such as pancakes, rusks, fresh juices and home-made cakes. In the bookshop there are mainly used books, with prices varying between 5 and 10 euros, but also new editions.