A Day in Tomar

9/7 – this morning we climbed the steep hill to see the Castelo Tomar and the Convento de Cristo, that date from the 12th century.

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The church was built to a scale that allowed the Knights Templar to attend mass on horseback!

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The Templar Cross:

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Just a gorgeous, awe inspiring place.

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