Tomar, also known in English as Thomar, is a city and a municipality in the Santarém district of Portugal. The town proper has a population of about 20,000. The municipality population in 2011 was 40,677, in an area of 351.20 km2 (135.60 sq mi).
View of the town of Tomar and the Nabão river
Praça da República (Republic Square) and Paços do Concelho (17th century Town Hall), in Tomar. The bronze statue represents Gualdim Pais, founder of the town.
Castle and Convent of the Knights Templar of Tomar; transferred in 1344 to the Knights of the Order of Christ
View of the round Templar church (12th century) of the Convent of the Order of Christ
The District of Santarém is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's Centro Region. The district capital is the city of Santarém.
the Aroeira 3 skull of a 400,000 year old Homo Heidelbergensis, The oldest trace of human history in Portugal.