Charola Rotunda (Round Church) - Tomar

The ocatagonal arrangement of central columns in the 12th century Round Church of Tomar's Convento de Cristo

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Tomar travel guide »

Although a small town, Tomar plays a large role in a very important stage of Portuguese history, with links to the Knights Templar and the Discoveries, and remains an attractive and interesting place to visit.Its story begins in the eleven hundreds when much land in the area was donated to the Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem by the then Queen Dona Teresa and her son Dom Afonso Henriques. Upon…