Tomar was founded in 1160 by Gualdim Pais as the headquarters of the order of the knights templar. The castle absorbed part of a muslim settlement dating from…
Castle keep.
Almedina and oratory, reused as a rotunda in the monastery's main church.
Oratory, reused as a rotunda in the monastery's main church.
Oratory, reused as a rotunda in the monastery's main church.
Oratory, reused as a rotunda in the monastery's main church.
Oratory (turned into a rotunda) and monastery's main church.
Almedina, the central part of the fortified town, now a garden.
