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Medieval Knights Templar and Alcobaça Private Day Trip from Lisbon | 8 hours

5 Reviews | Lisbon
From $218.55 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Guided visit inside monuments and museums
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch

Overview

This is the best tour to visit two of the most famous UNESCO Heritage Sites, the Alcobaça Monastery, built in 1153 and founded by the first Portuguese King, and the beautiful  Convent of Christ, headquarters of Knight Templars, the religious and military orders of the Temple and of Christ. The history of the Knigths Templar has been a mystery for many centuries, The order of the Knights Templar was founded at beginning of the 12th century for the protection of the Holy Sepulchre and the Christian pilgrims The rich history of these magical places, which were built over several centuries, gave to the Convent of the Order of Christ with your Charola, the polygonal Knights Church inspired in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Alcobaça Monastery merited recognition by UNESCO and inscription in the list of World Heritage Sites.

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Lisbon, Portugal, PT

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Itinerary

  • N/A (Pass By)

    Selection Tours - Private Tours

  • Charola

    Charola, Medieval Knight Templars, Tomar Convent

    30 minutes

  • Castelo de Tomar (Pass By)

    Tomar Castel

  • Monastery of Alcobaca

    Guided Visit

    2 hours

  • Alcobaca

    Alcobaca

    45 minutes

  • Castle of Alcobaca (Pass By)

    Alcobaca Castle

  • Convento de Cristo

    Guided Visit

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Tour Company with the Clean & Safe seal of Turismo de Portugal, Establishment complying with Health Measures.

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Templar Tomar tour

Published on Oct, 2024

For Templar enthusiasts this was Outstanding. Made more so with a private auto and an EXCEPTIONAL guide. Our tour guide was Valerio and he MADE the whole event!

Highly recommend

Published on Oct, 2024

John, the driver, picked us up on time, right at our hotel. He was not only knowledgeable on the Knights, he was passionate about it. We had a wonderful day exploring along with a fabulous lunch at the “Baby Pig”! We were never rushed and all questions were welcomed. John’s gift for storytelling combined with his sense of humor made for a memorable day!

If you want the best tour and tour guide choose/read this.

Published on Sep, 2024

Valerio was the BEST tour guide we had in our entire stay in Portugal. He is a historian at heart and an amazing communicator as he shares his passion, perspectives and bridges the gap when providing the story and history of the Medieval Knights Templar. Valerio was able to show my sister and I not only the sites we wanted to see but also was able to walk away with way more all encompassing knowledge about Portugal. This tour was the best and our guide was the very best at his craft.

Absolutely worth it!

Published on Sep, 2023

I don’t know why more people don’t visit this! The monastery was mind blowing and our guide was great. Such enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge. He added a 2nd church and monastery in Batahla that was even more incredible. Totally worth it.

Off the beaten path and worth every penny!!

Published on Nov, 2018

I have been in many medieval churches but never any like the ones in Tomar and Alcobaca. The space is majestic without the traditional gothic architecture. Oddly, I had the same feeling in these churches that I get when in the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Awe insipring beauty. They both date from the 12th century and the monastery in Tomar demonstrates the latest technology for the time and was never successfully invaded. Our guide, Filipe, was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about history. He took us to Antonio Padeiro in Alcobaca for lunch. We had an amazing meal. Skip breakfast if you are going there. They start with an appetizer plate that could have been enough to satisfy me followed by the main course. Desserts were beautiful so save some room. This is a top quality, white tablecloth establishment with insanely reasonable prices. It is easy to have a main course for 10 Euros. The nicest thing about this tour is the lack of tourists so you get a real sense of history and Portugal. The transportation was also a roomy Mercedes (my husband is 6’5”) so that was a welcome surprise in Europe. Definitely a day to remember.

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