Day tours in Algarve & surroundings
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Evora - full day
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Program
Drive across the largest cork region in the world for an exciting journey into the past.
In Evora, capital of Alentejo, called the “town museum”, stop at Saint Francis church where you can see the “chapel
of the bones”, made with thousands of human skeletons.
A walk along its streets will help you enjoy this typical town considered World Heritage by UNESCO, with narrow
streets decorated with manors, white washed houses and antique palaces and churches.
Free time for lunch.
Stop at the Diana Temple, the best well preserved Roman temple in Portugal and time to see the Romanesque
Gothic Cathedral, the biggest in Portugal.
Not far, the centenary University, where you can mingle with students and admire this superb XVI century building.
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...With a beautifully untouched provincial atmosphere, fascinating whitewashed old town, Evora has been a cultural oasis for 2,000
years. Part of the town is enclosed by ancient walls and has been preserved in its original state, as well as its monuments dating from
various historical periods. It was known by the Romans and vestiges from this period still remain. Évora was wrested from the moors
by a Christian Knight and flourished as one of the most dynamic cities in the Kingdom of Portugal during Middle Ages. The court was
resident here for long spells and Évora became the scene where many important decisions were made. During the XIV, XV and XVI
centuries, it was formerly a major center for the humanities. The university was founded in 1551, and it was here that great European
Masters passed on their knowledge. The many monuments erected by the major artists of each period now testify to Évora's lively
cultural, artistic and historical past. The variety of architectural styles (roman, gothic, manueline, mannerist, baroque), the palaces
and even the squares and narrow streets are all part of the rich heritage of this museum-city...
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