The day we rode the bus to Tomar was a feria day: a holiday. (I asked, it was something to do with celebrating communities. I guess.) Probably explains why the organizers had picked it for a big youth shindig in Fatima.
More relevant to us, however, was that the feria bus schedule to Tomar was only 2 departures. We left on the early one and got to Tomar around 9 in the morning. The sidewalks were still rolled up!
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| Morning in Tomar. Templar castle on hill behind the square. |
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| In July, they have a bread festival. Young women walk around with these 15 Kg. headdresses! |
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| Baldachin of the Templars' church (honorary structure over altar) |
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| Ceiling frescoes in the aisle around the altar of the Templars' church |
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| View of baldachin with surrounding frescoes |
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| The arrow loops are crosses. |
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| An angel. St. Michael? This predates the Reni painting that has become the standard for St. Michael Archangel statues. |
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| View of one of the staircases in the castle courtyard. The stairs are a spiral. |
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| A building in Tomar. Pretty tiles! |
The day we spend in Tomar was hot, as they had been, but the weather broke that night. In the morning it was delightful and cool.
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