Evora Tour Route
A City that is a Portuguese Art History Book.
Évora is the only Portuguese city member of the Network of the Oldest European Cities.
The Évora Tour shows you the historic centre of the city which is one of the richest in monuments in Portugal, earning it the epithet of Museum City. In 1986, the historic centre of the city was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Évora and its surrounding region have a rich history going back more than two millennia, as demonstrated by nearby megalithic monuments such as the Anta do Zambujeiro and the Cromeleque dos Almendres. Some Neolithic settlements developed in the region, the nearest one located in Alto de São Bento. Another settlement of this type is the so-called Castelo de Giraldo, inhabited continuously from the 3rd millennium to the first millennium before Christ and of sporadic occupation in medieval times.