My sister and I are visiting Portugal from Canada and had the pleasure of taking this tour yesterday with our incredible tour guide, Joao (whom we called John).

We were picked up at the train station, and then driven to our first stop which was to see Almoural Castle. John’s wealth of knowledge of the area, it’s history, and most importantly the Knights Templar, made this experience top notch.

We stopped for a great lunch at a restaurant in the historic area of Tomar before our second tour which was the Knights Templar Castle and the Convent of Christ. Again, John provided a very detailed historical narrative and capably and patiently answered our many questions.

At the end of the tour, we were escorted right to the door of our train car for our return trip back to Aveiro. This day will definately be a keeper for my Memory Box …..thank you so much John for a wonderful day!

Obragada!