Evora Travel Guide, Portugal

Evora Travel Guide, Portugal. One of Portugal's most beautifully preserved medieval towns, vora is an enchanting place to delve into the past. Inside the 14th-century walls, vora's narrow, winding lanes lead to striking architectural works: an elaborate medieval cathedral and cloisters; the cinematic columns of the Templo Romano (near the intriguing Roman baths); and a picturesque town square, once the site of some rather gruesome episodes courtesy of the Inquisition. Aside from its historic and aesthetic virtues, vora is also a lively university town, and its many attractive restaurants serve up hearty Alentejan cuisine. Outside of town, Neolithic monuments and rustic wineries make for fine day trips. vora climbs a gentle hill above the Alentejo plain. Around the walled centre runs a ring road from which you can enter the town on one of several 'spoke' roads. The town's focal point is Pra a do Giraldo, 700m from the bus station to the southwest.