The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Tomar Synagogue

Tomar, Santarém District, Portugal Judaism

A rare surviving 15th-century Portuguese synagogue, now the Abraham Zacuto Luso-Hebrew Museum and a key witness to medieval Jewish life in Tomar.

Convent of Christ in Tomar

Tomar, Santarém District, Portugal Christianity

A UNESCO-listed Templar and Order of Christ complex in Tomar, founded in 1160 and centred on a remarkable Romanesque rotunda inspired by…