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Evora Attractions
Évora's major festival is the Feira de São João, a folkloric and musical extravaganza. All the handicrafts of the area, including fine ceramics, are on display, and hundreds of people from the Alentejo region come into the city. The event, which takes place over the last 10 days of June, celebrates the arrival of summer. Food stalls sell regional specialties, and regional dances are presented. The tourist office will supply more details.
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Igreja Real de São Francisco
The Church of St. Francis contains a chapel that's probably unlike any you've seen: The chancel walls and central pillars of the ghoulish 16th-century Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) are lined with human skulls and other parts of skeletons. Legend has it that the bones came either… - Religious Site
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Graça
The Church of Our Lady of Grace is notable chiefly for its baroque facade, with huge classical nudes over the pillars. Above each group of lazing stone giants is a sphere with a flame -- pieces of sculpture often compared to works by Michelangelo. The church was built in Évora's… - Religious Site
Igreja de São João Evangelista
This church deserves to be better known: Although it's one of Évora's undisputed gems, it's seemingly little visited. The Gothic-Mudéjar Church of St. John the Evangelist, facing the Temple of Diana and next door to the government-owned pousada, is connected to the palace built by… - Religious Site
Sé (Cathedral)
The cathedral of Évora was built in the Roman-Gothic style between 1186 and 1204. The bulky structure was notably restored and redesigned over the centuries. Two square towers, both topped by cones, flank the stone facade; one is surrounded by satellite spires. The interior consists… - Landmark
Templo de Diana
The major monument in Évora is the Temple of Diana, directly in front of the government-owned pousada. Dating from the 1st or 2nd century A.D., it's a light, graceful structure with 14 granite Corinthian columns topped by marble capitals. Although it is said to have been dedicated to… - Landmark
Universidade de Évora
In 1559, during the town's cultural flowering, this university was constructed and placed under the tutelage of the Jesuits. It flourished until the Jesuit-hating Marquês de Pombal closed it in the 18th century. The compound wasn't used as a university again until 1975.The…
Evora Shopping
Most of the best shops in Évora are on Rua do 5 de Outubro, which leads from a point near the cathedral to the perimeter of the historic town. Beyond that, your best bet is wandering and window-shopping in the neighborhood around the cathedral.
Evora Nightlife
The town's historic core contains a few sleepy-looking bars, any of which might strike your fancy as part of an after-dark pub-crawl. The bar of the Pousada de Évora, Lóios, Largo Conde de Vila Flor (tel. 26/673-00-70), is a dignified option for a drink in a historic setting.
If you want to mingle and dance with the city's high-energy Lisbon wannabes, head for Praxis Discoteca, Rua Valdevinos, 21A (tel. 26/670-81-77), which attracts both young locals and visitors to its precincts off Rua 5 de Outubro. It imposes a 11€ cover, but entrance includes your first two beers. It's open Monday through Saturday from 10pm to 6am.
