Every car park in Tomar — free ones, paid ones, and the underground one.
Leave the car at the station car park — 334 free spaces, ten minutes on foot from the square, and you will not spend the afternoon circling. If it is raining or the sun is punishing, take the underground park at the Pavilhão Municipal instead and pay for the shade.
Going up to the Convento? There is a free car park at the monument gate, but it fills by mid-morning in summer.
The biggest free car park in Tomar, and the one locals send you to. Built between the railway line and the avenue, it opened in July 2020 to replace the spaces lost when Várzea Grande was rebuilt.
Av. António da Fonseca Simões, beside the train station
Tomar's underground car park, dug in under the municipal sports pavilion by the river. Covered and shaded — the one to use in August or in the rain. Paid, but the câmara has run free weekends here (show a €10+ receipt from a local shop) and free days for elections, so read the signs before you pay.
Rua da Fonte do Choupo, under Pavilhão Municipal Cidade de Tomar
The car park at the top of the hill, right by the monument gate. Free, and it saves you the climb — but it fills by mid-morning in summer and the coaches get there first. If it's full, drop down to the Mata and walk up through the woods.
Castelo de Tomar, at the convent entrance
The big open square on the east bank, rebuilt a few years back. Surface parking, tarifado in the marked bays, and about as central as parking gets — two minutes over the bridge and you're in the old town.
Várzea Grande, east bank of the Nabão
The riverside bays along the alameda, facing the Mouchão park and the waterwheel. Handy for the park, the playground and the cafés on that stretch. Tarifado, and it turns over quickly.
Alameda Um de Março, by Parque do Mouchão
Parking at the market hall on Av. Norton de Matos. Busiest on Friday and Saturday mornings when the market is on — which is exactly when you want it, so come early or park at the station instead.
Av. Norton de Matos, at the market
The long avenue running up past the tourist office. Bays on both sides, tarifado in the stretch nearest town and free once you get further out — walk a hundred metres more and you stop paying.
Av. Dr. Cândido Madureira, by the tourist office
The open parking around the municipal stadium and pools. Free, rarely full, and the place to leave a van or a motorhome — the municipal motorhome service area is here too. About fifteen minutes on foot into the centre.
Zona Desportiva, 2300-630 Tomar
On-street bays on the Corredoura side, among the shops. Short stays, tarifado, and the spaces come and go all day — fine for a half-hour errand, not for leaving the car while you eat.
Corredoura, east bank
Visitor parking at the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Graça. For appointments and visits only — it isn't a town car park, and it is signed that way.
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Graça, Tomar
On-street parking in the centre is split into tarifado zones set by the Câmara Municipal de Tomar, paid at the machine on the pavement. The zones, hours and prices are the council's to change, so trust the sign at the machine over anything printed here — and note that the marked bays are generally free on Sundays and public holidays.
Car parks change, machines move, a free stretch goes tarifado. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it the same week.
