Tomar train

Tomar - city with a history and lots more

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March 20th 2008
TOMAR, Central Portugal - where the headquarters of the Knight Templars stands overlooking the historic city, cobblestone streets, old worlde shops, tranquility and sunshine. After visiting the Algarve, this has to be experienced as the real Portugal and the Market on Friday is fantastic fun- there was even a man on a bike sharpening knives using pedal power and a grindsto ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more