Tomar, Portugal - A Place in the Sun

2023 / Tomar, Portugal, Jean Johansson on 21 December 2023

Tomar, Portugal, Jean Johansson

Jean Johansson is helping Alison and Michael from Chichester find their perfect holiday home around the town of Tomar in Portugal. Together for 10 years and both with grown up children they feel now’s the right time to buy their dream home in their favourite holiday spot. With a maximum budget of £110,000 and 5 impressive properties, can Jean deliver this family’s perfect property?

About the area

Tomar may be surrounded by the lush green forests and rolling mountains of the rural Central region–but it’s still just an hour from Lisbon airport, with flights from the UK taking less than three hours. It is famously one of Portugal’s most historic towns and you can’t walk the streets here without being struck by the stunning historic architecture. Tomar was originally created by the legendary Knights Templar, a famous group of Christian knights who were extremely rich and powerful in the 12th Century. They left their mark here in the form of dramatic churches, such as the stunning Convento de Cristo originally founded by the ancient order over nine hundred years ago. Legend has it that hidden somewhere in the town, is the greatest of all the Templar’s treasures, making this a place with many secrets. Perhaps that’s why so many people are keen to come here and discover them!

Property 1

Little White House with Annexe in Chãos

This super cute house, is surrounded by a beautiful garden and there’s extra land with olive trees. The main house has a cosy living room and a traditional style kitchen with space for dining. The main bedroom is a double and there’s a second bedroom perfect for guests, both sharing a shower room. This humungous annex could be transformed into the extra sleeping space.

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Valued at £112,068 at the time of filming.

Property 2

White Bungalow with Veranda in Vales

This hillside home, with these stunning views, comes with over an acre of land which can be admired from this slim terrace. You enter into a very Portuguese looking tiled hallway, leading to a spacious living and dining room, next to which is a traditional kitchen. The biggest of the three bedrooms has its own en suite shower room. Two further bedrooms are also large and have even more built in wardrobe space, plus, there’s a family bathroom.

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Valued at £120,689 at the time of filming.

Property 3

Yellow Bungalow in Charneca do Maxial

In its central village location, this bungalow has a very large patio at the back, which wraps around to the side and there’s a handy built-in BBQ–for all that al fresco dining. Inside a large living room leads through to a light and airy kitchen. The three double bedrooms are all a good size, they share a family bathroom and there’s another separate loo. But the big bonus, a separate annex that would be perfect for conversion into a self-contained unit.

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Valued at £120,689 at the time of filming.

Property 4

Large Traditional House in Igreja Nova do Sobral

Spread over three floors, this huge house, is hugged by a thin wraparound balcony which at the back, looks out over the garden. The land covers a third of an acre, and comes complete with fruit trees, plus, there’s a secluded outside kitchen with a BBQ. Inside the hallway comes with some real Portuguese charm. On the ground floor, there’s a large living and dining room and a separate galley-style kitchen, with access onto the balcony. And a family bathroom. The four double bedrooms are all in good condition and are spread across the ground floor, and the first floor where there’s another family bathroom. And unusually there is a kitchen and living room up here, making the first floor entirely self-contained. But, as if there wasn’t enough to this house there’s a huge basement which leads straight onto the garden and just oozes potential.

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Valued at £92,241 at the time of filming.

Property 5

Former Farmhouse in Loureira

As well as land, there’s a large patio next to the main house and an upstairs balcony–overlooking the barn. Plus there’s another outbuilding currently used as storage. Inside a living room with plenty of light streaming in also has space for dining. A modern kitchen, has more room for eating and a staircase leads to the first floor where you find the home’s three bedrooms, two are doubles and all make use of the family bathroom. Plus there’s a sperate shower room with a toilet.

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Valued at £129,224 at the time of filming.

Hot Property

Grand House in Vila velha de Atalaiar

This grand manor house in Vila velha de Atalaiar, was for over two hundred years owned by the Counts of Atalaiar–but today it could be yours, if your budget could stretch to affording its price tag of just over two and a half million pounds.

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Valued at £2,577,586 at the time of filming.