Monsaraz Tour: Discover a Timeless Village

Explore the UNESCO Heritage Site of Monsaraz on a tour from Évora. Discover the breathtaking views, ancient castle, and rich history of this incredible village. Finish off with a wine tasting session featuring unique and unfamiliar wines.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Olarias of São Pedro do Corval - En route to Monsaraz, there will be a brief stop to explore a pottery in the village of São Pedro do Corval. This village is renowned throughout Portugal for its exquisite clay products.
  • Monsaraz - Prior to returning to Évora, a wine tasting session will be held. The variety of wines available for tasting is…
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information

Join us as we explore Monsaraz, an awe-inspiring hamlet we insist you don’t miss when you’re in our vicinity. Wander around its streets where time seems to have stood still, soaking in the captivating vistas. En route, we’ll drop by a pottery shop in São Pedro do Corval.
Situated alongside Europe’s largest man-made lake, this remarkable spot has…

Location
Banco de Portugal - Agência de Évora
Praça do Giraldo
In front of Banco de Portugal. The only marble building in the square.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Susan_v
Aug 6, 2025
A ‘must-do’ tour from Evora! - Picked up from the city centre, Favio took us on a tour, but it was as if he had picked up some friends to take them there, such was the friendly banter between us! We visited a traditional artisanal pottery village, which probably had not changed for over a century, and then on to Monsaraz…a charming little village perched on top of hill, with a 360 deg panoramic vista, narrow cobbled streets lined with white-washed houses, a church and even a bullring! The castle fortifications date back to the 1340’s when the Knights Templar arrived, give it a special place in history. To complete the tour, a wine tasting with Ervideira Wine provided an hilarious finale to our visit. A ‘must-do’ tour from Evora!
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Jane
Sep 26, 2024
A great trip from Évora - We spent a great morning travelling around the Alentejo region with the friendly Joao. He has great knowledge and made the trip really interesting. The wine tasting at Monsaraz was excellent. Would highly recommend.
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Gschwae
Aug 26, 2024
Do it - Joao the tour leader was amazing. Picked us up in Evora and showed us a local pottery business, then took us to Monsaraz to explore, and then for a wine tasting at a winery. Joao provided a ton of information about each place and life in the antelejo region and was a pleasure to chat with. Highly recommend this tour or another through his company.
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Abqjane
Jun 18, 2024
Another Great Tour! - My husband and I have done many tours with João and they are always an amazing experience. We recently did the Monsaraz tour with some friends visiting from the USA with Joao’s colleague, Martin, as our guide. We had a wonderful day and even though this was my fourth time on this tour I learned a lot more! Martin was very personable and had lots of knowledge and fun/interesting facts about the sites we visited. It was a great day and our guests were very happy they had done the tour!
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Lynnsp2406rz
Jun 14, 2024
Great tour of the Alentejo countryside - Great tour of towns in the Alentejo region. The small group tour provided an opportunity to get out of city into the countryside. Evora is picturesque and Monsaraz was charming with great views of the river and Spain. Our guide kept us engaged and provided insights into Portugal's history and culture. The tour was complete with a wine tasting.
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Lauries614
May 14, 2024
Wonderful afternoon! - This was our 2nd tour with Backcountry Evora Tourism tours and this time our guide was James ("Noo Noo). He arrived on time and we were lucky it was just the two of us with our guide. We rode in comfort through the beautiful countryside outside of Evora with interesting commentary along the way about Evora, tourism, cork industry and so much else. The stop at the family owned pottery business was special, getting to see the artisans at work and we purchased a few small items to take home making them even more meaningful. We leisurely wandered the beautiful town of Monsaraz on our own, enjoying the small cobblestone streets, white washed buildings, the city walls and the bull fighting ring! After meeting up with our guide again, we had a very nice wine tasting at Ervideira Wine Shop. We sampled several of the wines and learned about the wine that they ferment under water. Getting to enjoy a glass of wine on the rooftop terrace with magnificent views was the best way to end the day. Highly recommend this tour and Backcountry Evora Tourism Tours
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Tina
Mar 11, 2024
1/2 Day out with variety - Had a great day. Ended up being a private tour for the two of us. Loved the pottery stop, the monsaraz Visit and the wine tasting. Fun entertaining and informative. Got a great recommendation for dinner as well!
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164francineh
Jan 13, 2024
Excellent tour with exquisite wine tasting, amazing visit to Monsaraz and a local pottery. - We rea;;u enjoyed our tour with Jao. He is very knowledgeable of the area around Evora, and we expecially loved the wine tasting and the visit to a local pottery, where we bought a jug and some cups. We will enjoy drinking our wine in our new cups!
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Michael_o
Jan 8, 2024
Évora Countryside wine tasting tour. - Our guide, Martin, was wonderful. Professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. He made the day most enjoyable.
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Alanjuk
May 3, 2024
Great day out from Evora - A lovely morning out; great to see the rolling Alentejo countryside and Monsaraz is beautiful (even in the rain); wine tasting excellent; driver/guide was good but his English let him down a ltiitle
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).