Travel guide

Évora

A UNESCO museum-city of the Alentejo

🗓️ Best time: March–June, September–October💰 Budget · ~$90/day📍 Portugal

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About Évora

The golden-stone capital of the Alentejo plains — a Roman temple, a chilling bone chapel, medieval walls and a cathedral, cork-oak country, and some of Portugal's finest food and wine.

⭐ Things to do in Évora

Roman Temple of ÉvoraChapel of BonesÉvora Cathedral rooftopPraça do GiraldoAlmendres megalithic stonesAlmendres Cromlech stone circleÁgua de Prata aqueductAlentejo wine estates

🍽️ What to eat in Évora

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

Açorda alentejanaPorco preto (black pork)Queijo de ÉvoraAlentejo red wine

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🚕 Getting around

Walkable walled centre; a car for the megaliths and wineries.

💡 Local tip

Visit the eerie Capela dos Ossos, its walls lined with the bones of 5,000 monks.