Evora

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One of Portugal’s most fascinating destinations, Evora is a city full of historic national treasures that keep any visitor intrigued. From the Roman ruins of the Templo de Diana (Temple of Diana) featuring 14 original Corinthian columns, to the Capela dos Ossos (Bones of Chapel), which is completely decorated with human bones, Evora contains corner to corner historical encounters.

For a full-on educational experience on the history of this tremendous city, be sure to spend some time in the Historic Center of Evora, where you can discover ancient megaliths dating back to as far as 4000 BC, while puzzling together Evora’s diverse and immense background.

After visiting the Historic Center, take a second look around the city’s landmarks and architecture. You won’t be surprised to see that for such a small place, there is a wide array of buildings and designs from the renaissance, baroque, gothic, roman, and other eras.

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Review by Kelly, April 2013
Doing what: Small-Group Évora Day Trip from Lisbon with Wine Tasting

We really enjoyed this tour. It was great that it was such a small group. My husband, 8 year old son, and I were on the tour with only one other person. Our guide Joanna and driver Antonio were so friendly and kind. Evora was beautiful and we saw some very interesting sights. Joanna was very knowledgeable about the history and was just a pleasure to be with for the day. The wine tasting was terrific! The vineyard was beautiful and the wine was delicious. They weren't skimpy on the tastings either. The vineyard gave us 3 FULL glasses of wine (rose, white, and red). All were so good. We highly recommend this tour.

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Review by Tabitha M, April 2013
Doing what: Small-Group Évora Day Trip from Lisbon with Wine Tasting

I really enjoyed this tour. The tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Evora is a charming town with some very interesting things to see. The church is beautiful--especially the courtyard--and the chapel of bones is definitely something to see, albeit quite creepy. I enjoyed the wine and the area behind Adega da Cartuxa was just lovely. The trip to Almendres Cromlech was very interesting. The road through the cork trees is beautiful. The road was washed out and so we ended up having to hike a bit to make it to the Cromlech, but I thought this only added to the experience. I would definitely recommend this tour with this company.

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Review by hairkimdoes, January 2013
Doing what: Small-Group Évora Day Trip from Lisbon with Wine Tasting

I've read ratings from previous tours of Evora and wasn't too impress but I was keen on going to Evora. Nuno works for CoolTour that Viator use, he is an extraordinary young man. Because our tour was on Xmas Eve, some sites were closed early and Nuno replaced with different sites. He had given us a memorable 12/24/12. in Portugal. Thank you, Nuno

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Located in Southern Portugal, Evora is a notably hot city, so be sure when visiting that you bring plenty of water and closely watch weather advisories. About 87 miles away from Lisbon, the best way to reach the city is by car, although if that is not an option you prefer, you can just as easily take the Intercity train or the express bus offered by Rede expressos out of Lisbon.

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