• Centro Historico de Evora - Topped by an imposing cathedral, ‘Evora is laid out over a gently sloping hill rising out of the huge Alentejo plain. It guards its historic center with a vast outer wall and represents a valuable cultural legacy that UNESCO has classified World Heritage.

The city, with its narrow streets of Moorish originated contrasting with squares where the light floods in, holds two millennia of hsitory. Conquered in 59 BC by the Romans, they named it Liberalitas Julia. In this period, Evora gained great importance as can be witnessed from the remains of that time: the ruins of a fine temple dated towards the end of the second century, various parts of the wall and the gateway most recently called Dona Isabel in addition to the remains of thermal baths below what is now the Municipal Council building.

Little remains of the Visigoth period (5th - 8th centuries). There then followed the Moorish period started with the city’s conquest by Tárique. This lasted through to Christian Reconquest in the 12th century. Yeborah, as it became known, had already received an indelible Moorish influence, most clearly seen in the Mouraria neighborhood.

After the Reconquest, in addition to between the inner and outer walls, urban development moved beyond the city’s walls. The city was home to the court of various Portuguese kings of the first and second dynasties. During this period it was endowed with various palaces and monuments, particularly during the reigns of kings John II and Manuel (15th and 16th centuries).

Wander its streets and absorb the secret soul that a diverse range of cultural influences have laid down in this city of the World. There are also excellent restaurants and bars, esplanades, arts and handicraft stores and the youthful nature of those attending its university all adding up to a dynamic of the present with its roots very firmly in the past.

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Evora, the chief town of Upper Alentejo, holds a significant place among the most important hamlets of the nation. Its rich heritage has culminated in its historical heart being recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Evora, regarded as a city of museums, has successfully preserved its traditional allure within the bounds of the 17th-century Vauban-style fortifications.

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