Tomar, Portugal

... , as the shrine is huge given that the whole town is is about the size of Horsforth. So, after another trip through rural Portugal, along roads with a  a few houses and even fewer bus-stops, we reached Tomar.   It was here, in the 12th century, ...

Cool 12century castle (convento de christo) overlooking the town and built by the Knights Templer. contains a chapel used for various knighting and burial ceremonies which was later expanded to a full blown monastry.

... through hills and bush was quite pretty too. Always trying to look on the bright side. Gorgeous sunny day in Portugal, what more could you want. Tomar and the Convent are a definite must see. I missed the castle, but it was right beside the Convent. Off ...

The only reason we dropped into Tomar for a night was because I had heard that the Knight's Templar from the Da Vinci Code story was here. We actually had a fantastic little stay. We arrived off the train in the afternoon, found a little pension for ...