Agua de Prata Aqueduct

Discover the beauty of Évora - the Museum City - on a captivating walking tour available in English, Portuguese, French, and Spanish. Explore independently with the Walkbox app, a top-rated and intuitive guide that works offline, and offers engaging stories and local insights to help you experience Évora like a local. To ensure a seamless experience, the tour curator will personally provide you with instructions after booking and will also offer remote support before and during your tour if needed. Explore over 50 points of interest, including iconic landmarks, churches, museums, picturesque streets and hidden gems that showcase the city’s rich cultural heritage and timeless beauty. Covering a 5 km route, the tour is easy to follow and takes approximately 4 to 6 hours, depending on your pace and the stops you choose to enjoy. Your tour starts at Porta Velha da Lagoa and continue to Rua do Cano, walking alongside the ancient Água de Prata Aqueduct. Your first stop is Praça de Sertório, where you can see the Roman baths hidden inside the Town Hall. Continue to the beautiful Praça do Giraldo, featuring a stunning eight-spout fountain. The walk continues to Rua 5 de Outubro, Évora's main street for crafts and local shops, leading to the monumental area where you can visit the largest Portuguese medieval cathedral, admire the Roman Temple nearby, and explore the Church of Loíos. Wander through the picturesque Colegiais Garden, then head to the university to marvel at the Espírito Santo College. Relax at Páteo de São Miguel, with its terrace offering panoramic views, before visiting Igreja da Graça and the São Francisco Church, home to the unforgettable Bones Chapel. Conclude with a peaceful walk through Évora’s romantic garden and return to Porta Velha da Lagoa along the scenic medieval wall. Begin anytime within 5 days of your booked date, giving you the freedom to explore at your own pace. After booking, you'll receive simple, clear instructions to prepare for your tour.

Leave Lisbon to explore the Alentejo: a vast and picturesque region known for its expansive landscapes, historic towns, vineyards, and agricultural plains. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Évora is a captivating walled city with Roman influences and later thrived under Moorish rule. Explore Évora's well-preserved medieval streets, squares, and monuments, like the Roman Temple of Évora. Discover the Cathedral and the Chapel of Bones: a unique and somewhat macabre attraction, adorned with human bones and skulls, serving as a contemplative reminder of mortality. Wine lovers will enjoy visiting a wine shop at a winery, where visitors can taste and purchase a selection of wines that reflect the unique terroir of Alentejo.

Évora, a one-day experience of what it would be like to wander around a medieval castle, with its high walls, crooked and narrow streets, an environment that is still so medieval and unique. The only Portuguese city that is part of the network of oldest European cities. This is due to the fact that the oldest traces of civilization in this area are more than 5000 years old, supported by the existence of cromlechs and dolmens in the Évora area. Liberalitas Julia was the name by which Évora was known during the Roman Empire, although the name Ébora was already known, probably derived from Celtic. With the Arab presence, this area regained relevance in the Iberian peninsula, restarted with the Christian conquest. It is still interesting to see that, without a tributary, this city did not cease to be relevant during its history. This tour of Évora, a museum city surrounded by a wall, considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1986, takes you on guided tours of the main monuments of this charming historic city in Alentejo. Visit with us the Roman Temple of Évora, known as the Temple of Diana, the Church of São Francisco and the Chapel of Bones, the Cathedral of Évora, Praça do Giraldo, Walls and Aqueduct. Before letting yourself be enchanted by the details during your tour of Évora, take a look at the city's architecture, look closely at the traditionally painted houses and contemplate everything that has remained frozen in time in one of the most historically rich Portuguese cities. Try local delicacies in different family restaurants. In addition to the gastronomy, which you will fall in love with, wine is another must-taste, after all, the Alentejo region is also responsible for producing some of the best Portuguese wines. Don't forget to try it!