The name: there are several theories: ‘Villa Theodemari’ (Jos\u00e9 Pedro Machado), the Greek thymus (‘thyme’), or a pre-Roman name for the River Nab\u00e3o (Jorge de Alarc\u00e3o). Founded by the Templar Gualdim Pais; work on the Convent of Christ began in 1160. In Portugal the Order of Christ inherited the Templars’ possessions. The Convent of Christ has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. Tomar was an industrial centre (paper, spinning, timber); today it lives mainly from tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Castle, Templar charola (round church), cloisters, Manueline church and Renaissance convent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15th century, the oldest in Portugal; a National Monument since 1921; home to the Abra\u00e3o Zacuto Luso-Hebraic Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Late 15th century, with a Manueline portal and the Last Supper by Greg\u00f3rio Lopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holds the remains of Gualdim Pais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 2021 census, the town of Tomar had 14,123 inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Festa dos Tabuleiros: every four years in early July (last held in 2023, next in 2027); about 600,000 people took part in the 2019 procession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomar is the end of the Goleg\u00e3 \u2013 Tomar<\/a> stage and the start of Tomar \u2013 Alvai\u00e1zere<\/a>. The stage ends in the Pra\u00e7a da Rep\u00fablica, in a historic centre with bars, restaurants, shops and two hostels. You can get your stamp at the tourist office or at the Convent of Christ. It is also the closest point for visiting F\u00e1tima, about 30 km away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This guide lists 2 places to stay for pilgrims in Tomar, with checked prices, beds and seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is the end of the Goleg\u00e3 \u2013 Tomar stage (30.3 km (18.8 miles)) and the start of the Tomar \u2013 Alvai\u00e1zere stage (31.7 km (19.7 miles)).<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" History of Tomar The name: there are several theories: ‘Villa Theodemari’ (Jos\u00e9 Pedro Machado), the Greek thymus (‘thyme’), or a pre-Roman name for the River Nab\u00e3o (Jorge de Alarc\u00e3o). Founded by the Templar Gualdim Pais; work on the Convent of Christ began in 1160. In Portugal the Order of Christ inherited the Templars’ possessions. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":543,"parent":793,"menu_order":217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-930","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/930\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How many albergues are there in Tomar?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Which stage of the Portuguese Camino is Tomar on?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n