Tourist information - Evora
Museum town of Roman origins, with historical centre considered in UNESCO’s International Heritage list. The ex-libris is its Roman temple, located nearby the Cathedral, which houses an essential Sacred Art Museum (Roman-Gothic). Between its many convents and churches, the following can be explored: São Brás Chapel (Gothic-Moorish); São Francisco Church (having its Capela dos Ossos, a chapel walled with human bones) and São João Baptista Church (Gothic-Manueline); churches of Nossa Senhora da Graça (with-convent), Santo Antão and São Vicente (Mannerist). Palaces: Archepiscopal, Dom Manuel and Dukes of Cadaval. A wonderful reference also to: Praça de Giraldo, with 16th-century arches; Aqueduct; convents of Santa Clara, Santa Helena do Calvário and Lóios (this one currently a pousada); University; ancient Jewish quarter; Évora Museum.
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