Fortress · Praia do Ribatejo, Vila Nova da Barquinha, Centre of Portugal
Almourol Castle
Castelo de Almourol
Almourol Castle is a medieval castle on a small rocky island in the Tagus, in Vila Nova da Barquinha municipality, rebuilt under the Knights Templar; its main door carries the date 1171.
Why go
Almourol Castle stands on a small rocky island in the Tagus, in the parish of Praia do Ribatejo, Vila Nova da Barquinha municipality. The Centre of Portugal tourism board's page says the castle already existed in 1129, was rebuilt under the Knights Templar, has the foundation date 1171 over its main door, was reworked in the 19th century in a Romantic medieval spirit, and served in the 20th century as an official residence of the Portuguese Republic. The same page says visits depart from Tancos; how the crossing to the island is made, and who runs it, are not stated in this record.
Near Almourol Castle
Synagogue
Synagogue of Tomar
The Synagogue of Tomar is a 15th-century synagogue building on Rua Dr. Joaquim Jacinto in Tomar, which now houses the Abraão Zacuto Luso-Hebraic Museum.
16 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Monastery
Convent of Christ
The Convent of Christ in Tomar is the complex that joins the Templar castle, begun in 1160, with the convent of the Order of Christ; it is on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1983.
16 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Historic site
Pegões Aqueduct
The Pegões Aqueduct is the aqueduct built to supply the Convent of Christ in Tomar, whose arched stretch crosses the Pegões valley in Tomar municipality.
17 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Church
Sanctuary of Fátima
The Sanctuary of Fátima is the Catholic Marian shrine at Cova da Iria in Fátima, Ourém municipality, built up around the Chapel of the Apparitions of 1919.
31 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ