Evora Tour (UNESCO World Heritage Site), a place of great cultural and gastronomic richness, where you can still find traces of various civilizations, from Roman to the Arabs, Temples, its beautiful Cathedral, the San Francisco´s Church and and perhaps one of the most controversial Portuguese monuments, the Bones Chapel with bones and skulls of about 5000 people on the ceilings and walls of this chapel, come to know all this and much more in the medieval village of Evora.

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Evora a living museum, with a rich architectural and artistic heritage, so precise and transverse to the time, from the Roman to the neoclassical, passing through the Portuguese and Portuguese Manueline, the Renaissance and the Baroque, all extremely well documented in a single place, Evora.

Traces of different civilizations,  a pleasant and safe city where people stroll through it´s cobbled medieval streets, lovely arcades and squares, with handicraft shops and modern boutiques of internacional brands everywhere, many sidewalk cafe´s terraces invite you to stop and relax, with restaurants offer a different choices and plates  from all over the world.

The Roman Temple city`s ex-lbris, the Cathedral, the Saint Francis Church and the Chapel of Bones, clothed with skulls and bones of monks, a reflection of life (or death) “We bones here we are waiting for you, ” and Giraldo square among others, the human presence in a mixture of a contemporary city, with a lot of culture, that reinvents itself without losing its cultural heritage.

Take your doubts about our Evora Tour…

Cork Factory

We start our Evora Tour with a visit to a traditional cork factory where we will understand all the cork process, check the tree (cork tree), its extraction, the quality choice, and the preparation to the final product.

Do you knew that the Cork Oak’s bark grows every year and that from nine to nine years it has to be removed from the tree, reaching 25 centimeters thick, cork its the perfect material resistant to heat, cold and fire.

Portugal is responsible for 55% of the world’s cork production, which is now highly valued in decorative coatings for walls and floors, or even in the manufacture of sports goods, the ideal material for baseball grains or fishing rods. However in many countries cork is best known for being the raw material for wine stops, since it allows micro-portions of oxygen to stay in contact with wine, so that wine can “age” while maintaining its quality. As you can see our Evora Tour has a lot to learn …

Wine tasting

Evora is a region mainly known for its production of the most diverse wines, so we have for you and in order not to waste too much time a wine tasting (depending on the winery’s agenda), a tasting of wines from the region in a store in the center of Evora, where they will get to know a little more about this “special” product.

We will also have some regional products with cheeses and jams to accompany the tasting.

Potteries ( optional )

Through its availability, we will visit Saint Pedro do Corval village,  a typical Alentejo village known as the pottery capital, here there´s more than thirty potteries, one of the most famous handicraft products from the Alentejo region. If you wish you can try to make your own piece if you can.

Monsaraz ( optional )

Monsaraz, with its walls in excellent condition, in a revival of medieval times, one of the best preserved Portuguese historic villages, white walls of lime and shale, with the wind whispering between its streets and sidewalks.

So many stories of daring kings, Templar´s, so many different civilizations had pass through Monsaraz, the visit to it´s Castle is imperative, as well as admire the giant lake dividing Portugal and Spain.

The visit to Monsaraz will only be possible, taking the visit and tasting at the winery, since the time will be “tight” to visit everything in the available period.

Evora

Now it´s to enjoy Evora, explore this beautiful medieval village that make fall in love thousands of people every year, being the Bones Chapel that attracts more attention, this sinister chapel with its walls and pillars lined with human bones and skulls from more than 5,000 monks. Do not be alarmed if at the entrance you read; “We bones here are waiting for you,” leading us to reflect on life.

Another monument of great value is the Roman Roman Temple or Evora Temple, which justifies the importance that Romans gave to this beautiful city, close to the Cathedral, built in the Roman period, from here we can visualize the magnificent aqueduct, outside the city walls and extending from the it´s outskirts, some of its arches are still visible inside the city, built in the XVI th century to ensure water transportation.

Not just Romans lived here, the Arabs built their streets and alleys in the 11th and 12th centuries, Evora was even home of some Portuguese kings, a point of convergence of renowned artists, supported by the ruling patronage and Portuguese dynasty.

Reviews Tripadvisor

  Excelente passeio - O primeiro um excelente tour pela cidade de Lisboa com o apoio do guia Carlos Rodrigues, bastante atencioso e agradável em um veículo muito confortável.

EvandroCesar
11 de November, 2022

  Eu e minha família fizemos uma conexão longa em Lisboa e aproveitamos a Walkborder (que já conhecíamos de outra viagem) para fazer um tour em Sintra e conhecer o Palácio... read more da Pena e ainda aproveitamos o fim de tarde no Cabo da Roca . Foi sensacional! Em vez de ficarmos horas no aeroporto, aproveitamos esse tempo para nos deliciar com as maravilhas que Portugal oferece. O Alfredo Costa nosso motorista e guia. além da atenção, carinho e simpatia conosco, soube aproveitar o tempo com maestria, bem como, nos proporcionou uma aula de história por onde passamos. Recomendamos a Walkborder para quem estiver em Portugal ou simplesmente fizer uma conexão longa. Excelente empresa.

RMFigueiredo
7 de August, 2023