Abrigo da Montanha Évora

Rua do Comercio Évora, Alentejo, 6270-151, Portugal

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Day 3- Lisbon and Evora

A travel blog entry by awilde

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There were so many churches, cathedrals and chapels in Evora, that we didn't have enough time to see them all!

Our dinner meal consisted of fresh goats cheese with fig jam, savoury empanadas stuffed with partridge and roast garlic, and individual pork pies. The food was light, and despite the quantity, didn't weigh me down in the slightest. We walked back to the hotel and collapsed into bed after another full-on day.
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Monsaraz

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

... town and as such was selling lots of it at seemingly good prices. So being good tourists and falling to my hand-painted pottery weakness we bought three plates. I especially like the one made by applying a white glaze on terracorta followed by carving away the glaze in intricate patterns. I usually don't buy such breakables this early in a trip but I couldn't resist!
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Montemor-o-novo

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

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The fog lifted after lunch to reveal endless hills of vineyards, olive groves, grazing cows and sheep, and small white-washed villages on the winding road between Moura and Beja. The sky was cloudless. We finally arrived after dodging farm tractors, illegally parked cars making a once two-way street into a one-way street, and gawking stares from the old local men. They apparently don't get too ...

Practically perfect in every way

A travel blog entry by robertjscottjr

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... of death. So they unearthed and “borrowed” all of these bones from various Évora churchyards, and their own bones are in a small coffin by the altar. Very different!

We then passed by the remnants of an aqueduct from the 16th century on our way to a wonderful square at the town’s highest point (1000 feet above sea level). Dominating the square are the 14 Corinthian columns from a Roman temple built in the first century ...

Monday - Monsaraz and the long drive home

A travel blog entry by kmcadams

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We packed up and left Lisbon early this morning after a great big breakfast buffet. On the way home we stopped in the historical town of Monsaraz for a tour and lunch. What views!! The drive to Ciudad Real was long, and we had to walk back to our house at 10:30 at night, but it was good to be home.
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