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Lisbon: Tomar and Almourol Knights Templar Tour

4.8  / 570 reviews
Activity provider:Tugatrips Tours
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Lisbon: Tomar and Almourol Knights Templar Tour

Activity provider:Tugatrips Tours
4.8  / 570 reviews
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From US$ 86.13 per person

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Immerse yourself in the history of the Knights Templar and follow their footsteps in Portugal. The Templars were a powerful Catholic religious-military order full of mysteries.

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Duration 8 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Private or small groups available

Experience

Highlights
  • Explore the Almourol Castle, situated on an island in the middle of the River Tagus
  • Visit the picturesque village of Constância
  • Explore Tomar, the Templars former capital in Portugal
  • See the beautiful Convent of Christ
  • Take in panoramic countryside views
Full description
Follow the footsteps of the mysterious Knights Templar, a religious-military order, on this full-day tour. The Templars played an important role Portugal's history from the country's foundation, until the era of Portuguese discoveries. Visit the picturesque village of Constância, as well as Almourol Castle, built by the Templars on a small island. See the Tomar Convent of Christ, a church inspired by the temple of Solomon. Explore its many cloisters and see the iconic Manueline window. Both offer insight to the Knights Templar. Tomar was the former headquarters of the Templars, making this place one of the most important sites in the medieval world, and is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Venture next to the Gothic-style Church of Santa Maria do Olival, a gorgeous 12th century church erected for the Knights Templar. Your guide will accompany you along the way, sharing stories and curiosities about the place you visit.
Includes
  • Daily disinfection of vehicles
  • Alcohol hand gel
  • Disposable mask
  • Pickup and drop-off close to your hotel or apartment in Lisbon
  • Almourol Castle entrance fee
  • Convent of Christ entrance fee
  • Professional and friendly tour guide
  • Transportation by air-conditioned minivan
  • Insurance according to the law
  • Meals and drinks

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sun hat

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  • A minimum of two people per booking is required
  • Maximum group size is 8 people
  • May be operated by a multilingual guide
  • Please choose the meeting point option that suits you best

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 70 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.8/5
  • Service
    4.9/5
  • Organization
    5/5

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Our day trip was interesting and fun. Our guide, Rodregio, brought the history of the Knights Templar to life. That made the castle and convent stop much more memorable, and helped us to understand the huge importance of the Knights Templar in history.

September 16, 2023

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Robin – United StatesVerified booking

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This trip was one of the highlights of our visit to Europe. It was totally amazing! Our tour guide Rodrigo was the very best of the best! He took us to the main places that we were looking forward to visit under what probably was one of the hottest days of summer! Incredibly informative, very knowledgeable, we had a wonderful experience! This was really an incredible tour that transported us to the past. We were very happy. Thank you to Rodrigo for a wonderful day learning about the Templars!

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August 25, 2023

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Kenneth – United StatesVerified booking

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The trip was very well organised and planned. The guide was very friendly, could speak English very well and was very knowledgeable about the history of the places visited. The guide also had some very good recommendations for restaurants. Unfortunately, the Restaurante Taverna Antiqua was fully booked (if interested one should book ahead) but Restaurante 15 was quite good as well.

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July 2, 2023

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svetlana – MaltaVerified booking

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