The majestic castle-monastery in Tomar is located on a high hill, it is the main dominant of the small town of the same name.
Tomar Castle was built in the 12th century as the main residence and headquarters of the Portuguese wing of the powerful Knights Templar. However, after the dissolution of the order in the XIV century. King Dinis I of Portugal reorganized it, creating a new order of Christ, which became the successor to all the property, privileges, charter and wealth of the templars. This new military order was involved in the preparation and implementation of the great sea voyages and discoveries that the Portuguese made in the 15th-16th centuries.
On the territory of the castle in the XVI century. a monastery was built with a round rotunda church, the walls of which are decorated with ancient frescoes, sculptures and paintings, and in its center there is an unusual gilded octagonal altar.
You should inspect the monastery very carefully, because there are imprints of Romanesque art, symbols of the Templars, features of the Gothic style and Manueline style with marine motifs. Many come to Tomar to see the famous Manueline window, which is said to contain the secret of the Knights Templar. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that there are still people who want to search here for the treasures of this once richest knightly order. For this window, the British even promised to forgive all the debts of Portugal, but she refused and kept this masterpiece of magnificent stone carving on her land.
A visit to Tomar Castle and the Monastery of the Cross will leave an indelible impression on your memory, because this place “breathes” with history and reminds us of the time of the formation of the Portuguese kingdom.
Want to see with your own eyes - tours to Portugal, Travel Agency "Hot Line", www. hot. com. ua, +38(044)592-24-26, +38(050)418-7505, +38(067)440-3682
Tomar Castle was built in the 12th century as the main residence and headquarters of the Portuguese wing of the powerful Knights Templar. However, after the dissolution of the order in the XIV century. King Dinis I of Portugal reorganized it, creating a new order of Christ, which became the successor to all the property, privileges, charter and wealth of the templars. This new military order was involved in the preparation and implementation of the great sea voyages and discoveries that the Portuguese made in the 15th-16th centuries.
On the territory of the castle in the XVI century. a monastery was built with a round rotunda church, the walls of which are decorated with ancient frescoes, sculptures and paintings, and in its center there is an unusual gilded octagonal altar.
You should inspect the monastery very carefully, because there are imprints of Romanesque art, symbols of the Templars, features of the Gothic style and Manueline style with marine motifs. Many come to Tomar to see the famous Manueline window, which is said to contain the secret of the Knights Templar. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that there are still people who want to search here for the treasures of this once richest knightly order. For this window, the British even promised to forgive all the debts of Portugal, but she refused and kept this masterpiece of magnificent stone carving on her land.
A visit to Tomar Castle and the Monastery of the Cross will leave an indelible impression on your memory, because this place “breathes” with history and reminds us of the time of the formation of the Portuguese kingdom.
Want to see with your own eyes - tours to Portugal, Travel Agency "Hot Line", www. hot. com. ua, +38(044)592-24-26, +38(050)418-7505, +38(067)440-3682
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