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Portugal 3 - The Knights Templars and their castle

September 16th 2013
Tomar Our stop for the night and for the next few days was to be the small town of Tomar founded in 1157 by the first grand master of the Order of the Templars Gualdim Pais. Upon entry to the town over the river the first thing that dominates is his castle on the hilltop above the town. The castle was built in the 12th century and also contains the Convento de Christo. We pulled ... read more
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