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A historical stone wall with arches and a gate, surrounded by a grassy area with visitors. 1
A wooden desk with a glass display case containing a feather quill, ink pot, and a candle. 2
An ornate church interior with a high ceiling, detailed frescoes, and a central altar. 3
A historic fortress with a central courtyard, surrounded by a cityscape with red-roofed buildings. 4
An arched stone window overlooking a town. 5
By João Mendes - Tours in Coimbra
Free cancellation available
The previous price was P 5,269 and current price is P 4,742 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • This tour is an original and exclusive idea of my own authorship.

    Let's get to know a city, incomprehensibly unknown to most tourists, but with a fascinating heritage. A few kilometers from the city of Coimbra, Pombal is a Templar city, with a castle of Templar origins. Its fortification still preserves many characteristics left by this religious/military order. On this visit, we are going to get to know this magnificent place, and its history.
    Time also, to visit the historic center, strongly linked to one of the most famous figures in Portuguese history, Marquis of Pombal (the great responsible for the reconstruction of Lisbon, after the 1755 Earthquake). Inevitably, we will talk a lot about this minister.
    We will visit the Cardal Church, São Martinho Church, Popular Art Museum, and Marquês de Pombal Museum.
    Possibility also, for a stop at a pastry shop, for a tasting of a typical local sweet

Activity location

  • Castelo De Pombal
    • Rua do Castelo, Pombal
    • 3100-461, Pombal, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Terminal Rodoviário de Pombal
    • 3100-556, Pombal, Leiria District, Portugal

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Pombal Tour to a Templar city with certified guide

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 30 minutes3h 30m
    3h 30m
  • English
Price details
P 5,268.35
P 4,741.52 x 2 AdultsP 9,483.04
Total
The previous price was P 10,536.70 and current price is P 9,483.04
10% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Round trip Pombal/Coimbra (Taxi or Uber)
  • Exclusions
    Does not include drinks or food

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Castelo De Pombal

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket included
Explore the beautiful Templar castle, the main attraction of Pombal. Despite the renovations carried out in the following centuries, the castle retains many of the typical characteristics of a religious-military fortification of this order in Portugal. Visitors can go up the main tower of the castle (which houses a small exhibition inside), as well as some of the walls, and enjoy the excellent views of the city. The guide will tell some legends associated with the castle, and explain the role of the Templars in the history of Pombal and Portugal

Museu Marques de Pombal

  • 20m
The Villa of Pombal is also very associated with one of the most important personalities in the History of Portugal, Marquis of Pombal. A name, inevitably mentioned in any guided tour in Lisbon (he was responsible for the reconstruction of the Portuguese capital, after the violent earthquake). In this tour, we will visit the museum dedicated to the former Portuguese minister. To see several documents written by him, to know his old furniture, and even his first tomb. In this museum, but also in other places in Pombal, we will understand why this Villa has so many connections to the Marquis, and who this person was

Igreja Nossa Senhora do Cardal

  • 15m
A beautiful church, which also has a connection to the Marquis of Pombal

Church of Sao Martinho

  • 10m
Visit the historic Church of Pombal, which, besides probably also having a connection with the Marquis of Pombal, will be related to the end of a famous war in Portugal, in the 12th century.

Museu de Arte Popular Portuguesa

  • 15m
Let's discover the best of Portuguese folk art, in a single space...

Location

Activity location

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    Castelo De Pombal
    • Rua do Castelo, Pombal
    • 3100-461, Pombal, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Terminal Rodoviário de Pombal
    • 3100-556, Pombal, Leiria District, Portugal

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