Évora Favorites

  Romam Temple of Diana (Evora, Portugal)
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  • Romam Temple of Diana (Evora, Portugal)
      Romam Temple of Diana (Evora, Portugal)
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  • O Recinto Megalítico dos Almendres (Portugal)
      O Recinto Megalítico dos Almendres...
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  • Local Tourist Office - Évora
      Local Tourist Office - Évora
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  • Tourist Information Display - Évora
      Tourist Information Display - Évora
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  • Public telephone - Évora
      Public telephone - Évora
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Street scenes

Street scenes, Évora

 23 Reviews  In the old jewish district of the town. This street has at leat 2 restaurants, pizza take away, handicraft shop from India and Morocco. This street goes all the way up to the main square Praça do... 

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Cathedral

Cathedral, Évora

 10 Reviews  Just a few extra views and thoughts on Evora's Se. In the first photo you can see Zohara pointing upwards at a doorway in the middle of a wall, yes a doorway. Doorway to where, well your guess is as... 

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General Information

General Information, Évora

 8 Reviews  The Local Tourist Office is located at: Praça do Giraldo 73 - 7000-508 Évora Tel: +351-26-6702671 Business hours: Summer: 9AM - 7 PM Winter: 9AM - 6PM USEFUL LINKS: Evora council 

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Churches

Churches, Évora

 12 Reviews  The most notable feature on the façade is the porch with its arches built in different styles, both pointed and horseshoe, a typical example of the “marriage” between the Gothic and Moorish styles... 

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Water Aqueducts

Water Aqueducts, Évora

 5 Reviews  Due to the lack of water inside the old town city walls, D. Joao III, in the XVI century, order to build the aqueduct. It's 18km (59055 feet) long spreding it's monumental apearence all over town.... 

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Portas de Moura Square

Portas de Moura Square, Évora

 3 Reviews  Just outside the old city of Evora is the Largo da Porta de Moura. In the center is the marble fountain you can see here. We found it a nice cool place to sit on the marble sides, dip our hands in the... 

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Gardens

Gardens, Évora

 8 Reviews   I traveled to Évora on one of the hottest days of the year, mid-August, when temperatures rose in the Alentejo over 110 degrees F. I was shocked to see that even amidst the dry, desert climate,... 

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Castle walls

Castle walls, Évora

 3 Reviews   Évora is one of my favourite cities in Portugal. It is not that far from Lisbon and access is good (highway) so we often use it as a weekend getaway or simply to do a pleasant daytrip with friends,... 

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Convents

Convents, Évora

 5 Reviews  While visiting the Temple to Diana we passed by the Convento dos Loios and decided to visit there also. As you can see it has a nice decorative entrance arch with some statuary and inscriptions,... 

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Windows

Windows, Évora

 8 Reviews  This street belongs to the area of the old jewish quarter in Évora near the main square. Goes all the wa up from the Hotel of Cartuxa to the Main square. If you're comming for the first time to town... 

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Praça do Giraldo Main Square

Praça do Giraldo Main Square, Évora

 5 Reviews  Praca do Giraldo. With a public arcade on one side, this square acts as a kind of city forum, enlivened by its welcoming and friendly pavement cafés and with a beautiful sixteenth-century marble... 

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Cromeleques dos Almedres

Cromeleques dos Almedres, Évora

 3 Reviews  This monument is located 5 kilometers from Évora. You can just rent a bike and go there, everyone does. Located on the road to Montemor-o-Novo. Turn left to Guadalupe and go straight ahead until you... 

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Chapels

Chapels, Évora

 4 Reviews  This is a perfect spot to watch portuguese late gothic style of mudejar. Portuguese late gothic style had to branches: mudejar with arab influences which also appeard in southern Spain of course, and... 

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Street Lamps

Street Lamps, Évora

 2 Reviews  ah. you could make a book only about lamps in Evora. Actually about almost every cit in Portugal. Evora has wonderful lamps, comming from the renaissance period (adapted to eletric of course) and many... 

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Roman Temple

Roman Temple, Évora

 1 Review  Templo de Diana. wonderful place to visit. pure history being seen by your eyes. Its amazing how a thing build so long ago is still up in such a place. People usually go up the temple even with a sign... 

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Animals-General

Animals-General, Évora

 6 Reviews

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Bairro da Malagueira

Bairro da Malagueira, Évora

 3 Reviews

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Outside Walls

Outside Walls, Évora

 7 Reviews

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City Hall

City Hall, Évora

 3 Reviews

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Doors

Doors, Évora

 3 Reviews

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Palaces

Palaces, Évora

 1 Review

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General Info

General Info, Évora

 Redang Says:  * Tourist OfficePraça de Giraldo- Tel.: (+351) 26 677 70 71 - E. mail: rtevora@mail.telepac.pt* Internet:- www.visitevora.pt- www.cm-evora.pt (City Hall)-... 

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The Weather in Evora

The Weather in Evora, Évora

 Redang Says:  If you want to check the Weather in Evora, click here or here. 

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Alentejo Wine

Alentejo Wine, Évora

 evilprebil Says:  Alentejo wine is nothing spectacular, but it is a great wine to drink. I would have to say it's equivalent to getting 'house wine'. For me that means especially... 

Top 3 Hotels in Évora

Convento Do Espinheiro Heritage Hotel & Spa

 1 Review and 121 Opinions  As a Starwood Preferred Guest member, I decided to splurge and cash in points for the Convento do... 

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 This is one of the only places you can gamble with cards. Located on the number 72 of the main square aside of the turism office. 

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Q:  we are coming by car from Castelo de Vide and will visit sites of Evora for 2 days in July. Should we stay in Evora itself or base... 

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A: Hi Ruthi, When we visited Evora we stayed in the Ibis hotel, and were satisfied: http://www.eurobookings.com/evora-hotels-pt/hotel-ibis-evora.html It's right... 

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Liberalitas Julia vs Yeborah

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 Well...what to say about Évora... for me it was just the perfect place where i took refuge away from Lisbon's chaos. Portuguese mood is indeed peaceful and calm but here in Évora and basicaly all over... 

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a great excursion from Lisbon

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Évora. I'd love to share with you the 25 tips I've written, the 135 photos uploaded, and 2 travelogues I've created. 

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Évora

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  Last update on my tips: 12th April, 2004.  

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Evora - A UNESCO World Heritage Site

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 We arrived in Evora on a hot mid-afternoon after a long drive from the southern Algarve area. It really was our first experience in dealing with city traffic since we had picked up our rental car in... 

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A MUST see if you are in Portugal!

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 Portugal is a very small country (especially for someone raised in the Soviet Union ;), but it is remarkably interesting and varied from place to place. Southern part of the country, between the... 

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