Places to visit in Évora, Portugal
6 places to visit in Évora, Portugal, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Historic Centre of Évora, Roman Temple of Évora, Évora Cathedral and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Évora volume.
3 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 1 Famous place to visit · 2 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Évora (3)
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Historic Centre of Évora
A walled town in the Alentejo with Roman, medieval and Renaissance buildings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its Roman temple, cathedral and whitewashed streets reflect the city's role as a royal seat in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Roman Temple of Évora
A Roman temple in the middle of Évora, built in the first century and often called the Temple of Diana. Fourteen granite Corinthian columns survive, and the building was kept standing because it was used as a slaughterhouse in later centuries.
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Évora Cathedral
The largest medieval cathedral in Portugal, built between the 12th and 14th centuries on the highest point of Évora. It has a fortified Romanesque and Gothic design and a cloister with rooftop views.
Famous places to visit in Évora (1)
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Chapel of Bones
A small chapel next to the Church of São Francisco in Évora, its walls covered with the bones and skulls of about 5,000 people. It was built by Franciscan monks in the 16th century as a reminder of the shortness of life.
Hidden gems in Évora (2)
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Almendres Cromlech
A megalithic stone circle in the Alentejo countryside near Évora, with about 95 granite stones placed from around the sixth millennium BC. It is among the largest groups of standing stones in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Evoramonte Castle
A castle in the parish of Evoramonte, in the municipality of Estremoz in the Alentejo. It is Gothic in origin and was enlarged in the Manueline style, giving it a rectangular body with four cylindrical corner towers and large merlons along the top.
Collecting in Évora
What are the best places to visit in Évora?
LOQAH lists 6 places in Évora. The best known include Historic Centre of Évora, Roman Temple of Évora, Évora Cathedral, Chapel of Bones and Almendres Cromlech. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Évora?
6, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Évora?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Évora before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Évora and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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