My holidays in Portugal, mainly in Tomar, lasted about 45 days and I went out almost everyday, and when I did I would always come back with a good collection of photos. However, there were a few days that I stayed indoors, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t take photos as I had a good view from my mother’s apartment. So these rooftops and the landscapes are the result of one of my small photo sessions at home.
Photo of rooftops in Tomar and the hills on the other side of the town, shot from my mother's apartment
More rooftops right across the window from where I took this picture. I was in an apartment at Rua da Cascalheira in Tomar
Buildings and rooftops in Tomar and in the distance there is a forest
When I shot thousands of photos of Tomar in 2010, I had in mind the possibility of building a site about the city, but I didn’t really plan on what kind of topics I would focus on. The idea of publishing photos of restaurants and eateries, was simply the result of seeing a good number of eating houses when I checked my photos. The problem with my lack of planning when I was in Portugal is that I didn’t always check the names of some restaurants and eateries. That’s why I don’t know the names of some of these eating places.
This is a beer-house and restaurant at Rua Alexandre Herculano near the headquarters of the Post Office of Tomar
This eatery at Rua dos Arcos in Tomar, sells wine and a variety of food tidbits. These places have really yummy food
This is La Bella Italian Restaurant at the corner of Travessa de São João and Rua Serpa Pinto in Tomar
It was a beautiful day in Tomar and of course the buildings around and specifically Praça da República, which is the centre of the city, was bathed in sun light. There are other photos of this place in the site, but this time I was trying to concentrate on the old buildings of this cobblestone paved square. The plaza itself was circumvented by guidons with the symbols of Tomar and the Knights of Christ.
Buildings and guidons surrounding Praça da República in Tomar. You can also see a partial view of the Castle of Tomar
It was a magnificent day. Praça da República in the City of Tomar was bathed in sun light
These buildings at Praça da República, belong to another era of the City of Tomar in Portugal
I took these three photos from the garden of Varzea Pequena in Tomar. At the time I had just come down from the staircase of the Chapel of Senhora da Piedade, and since I am trigger happy with my camera, I got some interesting photos of people walking around near this area, or just being somewhere, just like the teenagers on a platform at Nabão River on the Island of Mouchão Park.
I shot this picture from the garden of Varzea Pequena in Tomar. At the time I was leaning on a rail that protects people from falling into Nabão River. Those people in the distance are tourists who had just got out of a big bus
Still on the same spot at Varzea Pequena, I shot this photo of those teenagers sitting on a platform on Nabão River
Just three gentleman walking in the middle of the garden of Varzea Pequena in the City of Tomar
When I visited the Aqueduct of Pegões near the City of Tomar, I walked around taking lots of photos, not only at distance but also at close proximity of the arches. I didn’t take pictures of all the 180 arches, which were built in the 16th century, but the ones that I did, I noticed that in some places the arches stand quite high but in other places they are much closer to the ground.
Arches of the Aqueduct of Pegões near Tomar, shot at close proximity
In this area, the arches of Pegões Aqueduct (Aqueduto dos Pegões) in Tomar, stand higher than in the previous photo
These arches of Aqueduto dos Pegões in tomar connects to the Inspection Building of this monument
This section of the site has been dedicated to areas of Tomar where crumbling and dilapidated houses can be found. I’m not doing this as criticism. On the contrary, all villages, towns and cities of the world have spots that aren’t well taken care of, and as a matter of fact I often find these places very artistic. Anyway, today I decided to also include graffiti on the walls of houses in Tomar. Just like places in decay, graffiti exists everywhere in the world and the City of Tomar is no exception.
Graffiti on the walls of the building where the City Council of Tomar is located. This graffiti says "Amo-te Rodrigo" (I love you Rodrigo). Obviously someone is in love and expressed herself near Praça da República.
This graffiti at Rua de São João in Tomar says "Só D' Borla" (Only if it's free). Not sure what he or she meant! Notice that there's a partial view of the Castle of Tomar
I don't remember what street is this. Only that it's in a medieval street of Tomar. The graffiti on the wall says what seems to be "Tecno Spot". No idea what the message means, but once again you can view the Castle of Tomar in the distance
I always liked photos with water reflections. Don’t ask me why as there is no logical explanation. I just do. So since I was in Tomar where Nabão River is one of the main attractions of the town, I had plenty of opportunities to shoot pictures that fit this topic. In this occasion I was at small dam that separates Nabão River and links one side of Mouchão Park to the other.
Photo of a small dam diving Nabão River and linking one side of Parque do Mouchão to the other. Notice the reflections of the abundant vegetation on the water
This time I took the pictures of these water reflections from a staircase near the swimming pool Vasco Jacob
I took these water reflections from the side of Mouchão Park (Parque do Mouchão) close the swimming pool and football field
I shot these photos of Nabão River (Rio Nabão) and the old buildings nearby, from two different places. One of them from an area that not many people visit, despite the fact that it’s quite close to the centre of Tomar. The other place was the New Bridge of Tomar which connects Avenida Norton de Matos to a roundabout called Praceta Alves Redol. In this set of photos you can also see the bridge King Dom Manuel I (Ponte Velha).
The buildings on the other side of Nabão River (Rio Nabão) used belong to a company called Mended Godinho
I was at the New Bridge near Avenida Norton de Matos in Tomar when I shot this picture. Apparently the tall chimney on the other side of the river was once connected to a steam machine
In the distance of Nabão River is the Old Bridge of Tomar, also called King Dom Manuel I
Parque do Mouchão (Moucão Park) is a luxuriant park located right in the middle of the City of Tomar. Many people live in the surrounding areas of this park, and that gives them the opportunity to spend some quiet time here, either by themselves or with their families. You can feel the serenity of this specific spot, which is especially good for children as there is a kids playground with magnificent views for Nabão River and the old town of Tomar.
On the right is a children's playground at Parque do Mouchão (Mouchão Park) and on the left is a football field
In this photo of Mouchão Park, the children's playground is on the left which in turn is on the edge of Nabão River
Rich vegetation all around this children's playground at Parque do Mouchão (Mouchão Park) in Tomar
This is an area of Tomar that didn’t exist when I used to live there. They built a third bridge called Ponte do Flecheiro crossing Nabão River at a suburban area with the same name, that is Flecheiro, and in the process they built new blocks of apartments near the river. The last time I was in Tomar I visited this area and I really liked what I saw. Though these photos don’t show everything, not only the people living in these flats have a nice view to Nabão River but they can also enjoy the Castle of Tomar in the distance.
Blocks of apartments at Flecheiro area in Tomar. This photo was shot from Ponte do Flecheiro, the latest built bridge crossing Nabão River, inaugurated on the 23rd of December 2008
Photo of new blocks of apartments shot near the bank of Nabão River at Flecheiro in Tomar
When I took this picture of those new block of flats I was in the middle of Flecheiro bridge