🗧️ Pegões Aqueduct

The Convent of Christ Aqueduct, also known as the Pegões Aqueduct, was built to supply water to the Convent of Christ in Tomar from four different springs. It is approximately 6 km long. Its construction began in 1593, during the reign of Philip I of Portugal, under the direction of Filippo Terzi, the chief architect of Portugal, and was completed in 1614 by Pedro Fernando de Torres. The aqueduct has been classified as a National Monument since 1910 and was used until the mid-20th century.