Évora Things to Do

 17 Reviews  UNESCO world heritage, this church is one of the best examples of Portuguese Renaissance style. In 1834 it was nationalized and transformed in military headquarters, accelerating its ruin. Some... 

 19 Reviews  Just beside the Roman temple, this cathedral built between the 12th and 13th century and where Romanesque melts with Gothic, its easy to visit and surely deserves it. From the 14th to the 18th... 

 14 Reviews  Wandering the streets of Evora after we had finished our daily "touristy things", we came upon the Praca de Giraldo, a quiet square in the middle of town with its fountain that was being enjoyed with... 

 11 Reviews  Started in 1483, the king's palace, for long the best house in Portugal, was ruined and abandoned. In the 19th century the architect Jose Cinatti decided to decorate the garden with fake ruins, that... 

 20 Reviews  Going all the way back to Roman times here in Evora, this temple is a good example of the beautiful architecture that the Romans were capable of. The tourist books say this is a temple dedicated to... 

 11 Reviews  The walls of Evora castle are amidst the best preserved ones in Portugal. Almost all the historic city is surrounded by the walls, with several doors and towers. A couple of doors were modified, but... 

 8 Reviews  I was surprised to learn the Aquaduct was build as recently as the 16th Century as it seems far older. Designed to bring transport water into the town, most of the Aquaduct is still standing. The best... 

 6 Reviews  The Convento de Santa Clara was funded in 1452. Nowadays the Évora Museum is housed in this building. The collection contains 20,000 pieces with Paintings, Sculptures and Archaeological objects..... 

 6 Reviews  As you walk around Evora, you will be amazed not only at the Roman elements still standing, but more impressively, how the elements have been incorporated into the modern infrastructure of today's... 

 5 Reviews  The Igreja de São Francisco has a small fruit garden that is situated next to the arcade leading to the Capela dos Ossos. Visiting hours: Mo-Sa: 9AM - 12.45PM and 2.30PM - 5.10PM Su: 10AM -12.45PM... 

 4 Reviews  Surrounded by plains in the heart of the Alentejo, with its historic center and the unique atmosphere of the old town, Évora was fittingly declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1986. The... 

 6 Reviews  We all bundled into taxis and took a trip out to Almendres to the west of Evora. After a long drive we came to place that was full of Megalithic Standing Stones. They were put there by people... 

 4 Reviews  The university in Evora is one of the oldest universities in Portugal dating back to 1559. The buildings are open to the public and show a great selection of portugese tiles (azulejos) and the... 

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 pieter_jan_v Says:  The city walls are still present around Évora. At the North side the oldest walls from the Roman time can be seen, at the South side are the newest. Both round... 

 Redang Says:  This church was built in Gothic style (with some Manueline influences) between 1.475 and the 1.550s to the design of Martim Lourenço, replacing an earlier... 

 dcwizard Says:  This water tank is a classical work built by Francisco de Arruda around 1538. It is based on a rectangular plan, built in pure renaissance style, with a central... 

 dcwizard Says:  Built in the 1930s, the CEA's function was to facilitate the distribution of water to the entire city. The complex, which is now a museum, includes the... 

 Sambawalk Says:  The church entrance is topped by 4 uncomfortable-looking stone giants. This is one of the first appearances in the 17th century cloister of the adjoining... 

 cheryl-b Says:  The region surrounding Evora is filled with paleolithic and neolithic monuments, including some 50,000-year-old cave paintings and etchings at Escoural cave and... 

 Redang Says:  The Sé (Cathedral) of Evora, built in 1.186, is a mixture of romanesque and gothic style. The main nave is 70 m. long, and the portal has 14th century sculpted... 

 pieter_jan_v Says:  From the Cathedral you have some great lookoffs onto the town and surroundings.