This Week in Tomar · Edition 2

4 – 10 October 2026

Published 4 October 2026 · Open the magazine →

Spotlight · Santa Iria — Café Bistrot

From the first coffee to cocktails and music

A café by morning and a bistrot by night, in the middle of Rua Marquês de Pombal.

At number 57 on Rua Marquês de Pombal, Santa Iria works two shifts. In the morning it is a café, with coffee from the moment the doors open. Later in the day it turns into a bistrot.

The kitchen does grilled meat and fish, with vegetarian plates alongside, and the bar mixes cocktails. On some evenings there are themed nights with music.

Come for a morning coffee, stay for a grill at dinner, or end the day with a cocktail. Note that it is closed on Thursdays.

Where

Rua Marquês de Pombal 57, Tomar

On the menu

Grills, vegetarian plates, cocktails

Closed

Thursdays

Santa Iria — Café Bistrot →

What's on this week

1. Saturday 10 Oct · 10:00–18:00

   Templar Days at the Convento de Cristo

   Outside the Convento de Cristo

   A Templar-era camp, historical fencing, archery, dances and a medieval market with local craftspeople. Good for families.

2. Sunday 4 Oct

   Arts, collectables and antiques fair

   Mercado Municipal

   The monthly browse of old books, coins, crockery and curios at the market.

3. Thursday 8 Oct · 19:15

   Sons de África

   Igreja da Misericórdia

   The Quarteto Lopes-Graça and percussionist Aldovino Munguambe play African composers, among them Dumisani Maraire and Kevin Volans.

   More information →

4. Friday 9 Oct · 21:30

   ONYX, contemporary dance by Piny

   Cine-Teatro Paraíso

   Piny brings ONYX to the stage. On Wednesday at 17:00 she also leads a dance workshop at the Sociedade Filarmónica Gualdim Pais.

   More information →

The week's news

• Very high fire risk: burning and bonfires banned

  Outside the Algarve, Tomar was the only council at 'very high' risk on Friday. No burning, bonfires or brush cutters with metal blades.

  Source: Rádio Hertz

• Tourist tax approved: €2 a night, up to five nights

  The Assembleia Municipal voted it through; CDU voted against and PS abstained. The Câmara expects about €300,000 a year. Under-13s are exempt.

  Source: Rádio Hertz

• Over 10,000 letters waiting to be delivered in Tomar

  Twelve postal workers are missing, and villages are hit hardest, including hospital appointment letters. If you're expecting one, confirm another way.

  Source: O Templário

• Friday's strike shut some schools and the Mercado Municipal

  With council staff on the public-sector strike, nobody opened the market gates, to the surprise of dozens of stallholders.

  Source: Rádio Hertz

• Casal dos Frades makeover: 107 parking spaces and a playground

  The junta expects it done by late 2028: 40 more spaces, a futsal court, wider walkways and barriers to keep cars off pavements.

  Source: Rádio Hertz

• Festa dos Tabuleiros could win UNESCO recognition in 2028

  So said anthropologist André Camponês at a talk in the Convento de São Francisco. The bid went in on 14 March 2025.

  Source: Cidade de Tomar

• New pitch at the António Fortes not ready until late October

  The synthetic surface still needs certifying, so União de Tomar move to Atalaia meanwhile. The club shares the lead in the 1.ª Distrital.

  Source: Rádio Hertz

Coming next week

• Mon 12 Oct Broken Voices, a film about a choir, Cine-Teatro Paraíso, 21:00
• Fri 16 Oct The Feira de Santa Iria opens at the Várzea Grande; Padre Guilherme in concert
• Sat 17 Oct Santa Iria fair: Chico da Tina on the main stage