We start our walking tour of the city of EVORA.

Topped by an imposing cathedral, Évora is on sloping hill out of the huge Alentejo plains. A walled city classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city, with its narrow streets of Moorish origin contrasting with squares full of light. Évora was conquered by the Romans in 59 BC, named as Liberalitas Julia. After the Portuguese reconquest in the 12th century, an urban area grew beyond the city walls. The city was very important for several Portuguese kings of the first and second dynasties. During this period, all of it was endowed with various palaces and monuments, particularly during the reigns of King John II and Manuel (15th and 16th centuries).

We visit the following monuments:

Historic center with medieval white streets.

Royal Palace (exterior only visit. The interior is used for temporary exhibitions).

City Garden

St. Francis Church and Chapel of Bones

Geraldo Square

Gothic cathedral of the XIII century

Roman temple from the first century AD

Real Jesuit University

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This is a hilltop castle, dates back to the 12th century, when the settlement was conquered from the moors by the Knight Geraldo Sem Pavor.  The Italian Renaissance style fortress, was commissioned by Duke D. Jaime in the 16th century. It is a unique monument within Portuguese military architecture.

Visit a CORK FACTORY, where you can discover the process of transforming raw cork into the products that are sold all over Portugal.