Tomar: Convent of Christ Tickets with Audio Guide and Pegões Aqueduct Audio Guide

Explore the Convent of Christ and Pegões Aqueduct with included admission ticket and self-guided audio commentary at your own pace.

Getting started

Use your admission ticket to enter the UNESCO-listed Convent of Christ and begin your visit. Once inside, launch your self-guided audio guide for the Convent of Christ and follow the suggested route or move freely between spaces. When you are ready, make your way to the Pegões Aqueduct independently to start the separate self-guided audio there.

What to expect

Convent of Christ

This former stronghold in Tomar is now a UNESCO-listed complex that reflects centuries of Portuguese religious and architectural history. You move through chapels, cloisters, and halls while the audio guide links what you see to the Knights Templar and the later Order of Christ.

Features

• The self-guided audio guide for the Convent of Christ provides historical commentary on the Knights Templar, the Order of Christ, Portuguese architecture, and historic engineering as you explore. You control the pace, pausing or replaying sections whenever you want.
• Inside the Charola, the extraordinary circular sanctuary associated with the Templars, the audio explains how this distinctive space fits into the story of the order and the devotional life of its knights.
• Around the cloisters, you encounter architectural styles from several centuries, with the commentary pointing out changes over time and how they relate to Portugal’s maritime expansion.
• At the Chapter House, you can focus on the intricate Manueline window, while the narration highlights its sculpted details and the period in which this decorative style flourished.

Pegões Aqueduct

The Pegões Aqueduct lies outside the main convent complex and historically supplied water to it. You visit this monumental structure independently, using your audio guide to understand how it worked and why it was vital for the Convent of Christ.

Features

• With the self-guided audio guide for the Pegões Aqueduct, you listen to focused commentary on this historic water system and how it connected to daily life at the convent.
• As you view the imposing stone arches, the narration explains the engineering solutions used to carry water across the landscape and the broader context of historic engineering in Portugal.
• The experience is self-paced, so you can spend as long as you wish examining particular viewpoints and structural elements before moving on.