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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. On the return to Lisbon, you may wish to stop at
the ancient village of Montemor.
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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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