We want to take you inside a time machine and arrive back a few centuries ago, as our first stop is the former roman town of Évora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, with roman, visigoth, muslim and portuguese influence.
In Évora history crosspaths with us in every corner, in this big puzzle of historical monuments with more than 1000 years old. The walking tour starts at São Francisco church and the Bones Chapes, one of the must see places in Évora.
Heading next to the medieval heart of the city where the Cathedral (the biggest in Portugal) can be found but also some antique testimonials like, Roman Temple cand the Roman baths.
There will also be time for an olive oil tasting, free time to shop and to lunch … by any means skip the local food. Definitely no to skip the 2027 European Cultural Capital.
We Finish This day with a visit to the Capital of Portuguese Handmade
Carpets, tasting Wine, Olive Oil & local Patties.
Posted By : Laura_D
We enjoyed the Evora portion of the trip. Since the normal second part of the trip was switched to Arroilolos due to a temporary closure, we felt it was just used as filler. We would have rather been charged less and had a half day trip.
Thanks.
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Posted On : 2023-11-02 15:27:32 
Posted By : Monica_V
We had a wonderful time in Evora with our tour guide Andrea. She was extremely organized, knowledgeable, and managed our experience effectively. Andrea relayed a ton of information to us while still giving us free time / time to take photos and enjoy Evora independently. She was also a very safe driver. Thank you, Andrea!
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Posted On : 2023-10-14 13:14:35
Posted By : lorenec843
We were disappointed to learn that Almendres Cromlech is closed for six months so the tour was not what we signed up for. Evora is a quaint town and the Chapel of Bones is quite a curiosity. In lieu of Almendres Cromlech, we stopped at a second village for olive oil tasting and a visit to the Rug Interpretation Centre. Our guide Daniel was very knowledgeable and we appreciated his commentary along the way, including pointing out the stork nests in the hydro towers! It was an interesting day but not what we expected.
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Posted On : 2023-09-21 13:59:33 
Posted By : Maria_B
I liked our gide Daniel, he was very knowledgeable about the region. The church was beautiful. The size of the group was double the size i expected. The bus was disappointing and uncomfortable. The 2nd location was changed last minute. And the olive oil/ Wine experience was not what I expected.
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Posted On : 2023-09-21 04:14:20
Posted By : N8005WEjohnh
We booked for small tour max 8 persons. There were 15. We booked hotel pick up. We were picked up on time in the morning but not returned to our hotel but dropped of by the Hard Rock Cafe. We were advised a day or two in advance that due to the temporary closure of the Almendres cromlech, we would go to Arraiolos, to do the olive oil & wine tasting; to visit the castle and the Arraiolos carpet interpretation center. We didn’t visit the castle and I found the olive oil and wine tasting underwhelming. However it was a relaxing day away from the crowds of tourists
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Posted On : 2023-09-20 15:31:29
Posted By : Kenneth_S
Evora was an interesting place to see. The tour guide gave us a brief description and not much else. At times he selected a location to speak where other groups were conversing and we couldn’t hear. The tour guide drove at 150 km/hr (93 mph) following other vehicles about one car length behind. Even after we complained he continued the practice.
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Posted On : 2023-09-18 16:42:20
Posted By : Quasar1011
Our guide Andreia was excellent! She was very good at telling us stories of the area of Portugal known as Alentejo, even to proper pronunciations of people and places. There was an olive oil tasting, which I've never done. We looked for the rare black pig in the countryside, but saw none. However, that was lunch, and it was very tasty! I had time to climb to the top of the cathedral after lunch, for a view of the city, very nice! It was also the only dry day of my 6-day stay in Portugal.
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Posted On : 2023-09-07 15:10:32
Posted By : Victoria_M
Miguel was very knowledgeable and gave us plenty of time at each stop. The highlight for me was the purchase of 3 jars of Alentejo honey (Mel). Enjoyed walking through history in Èvora. Will be recommending to my brother who will visit me in November.
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Posted On : 2023-08-31 13:01:23
Posted By : Nancy_B
Our “small” group tour was of 8 large adults who were all crammed into a van, with three adults all squeezed into the back and even one passenger in the front passenger seat. Would have been acceptable for children back there but not three grown adults. A very uncomfortable ride. I would have rather spent more money and had a smaller more private experience and transportation.
Historical tour of Evora was limited to the bones chapel and a few known spots but completely bypassed the historical significance of the Cathedral of Evora - a major point in the city.
Due to timing, we did not see the St. Francis church (they had mass and could not see inside- which is held at the same time daily so should not be a surprise and can be planned around). The olive oil tasted was nothing special. Seemed more like pitch to buy the stores olive oil than a real experience. The store owner just put out several types of oil and stood behind the counter. Seemed to be super basic.
Our guide, Miguel, was a very nice person but this tour lacked the depth and breadth of other tours that you can do of Evora.
Pass on this one - find a better tour. Not worth the money.
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Posted On : 2023-08-31 04:25:14
Posted By : Jennifer_M
Lots of interesting facts. Small tour size was ideal. Tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. My 13 year old loved it.
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Posted On : 2023-08-20 14:29:30
