In the middle of an absolute countryside, scorched by the sun in summer, in the inland region ofAlentejo where you travel kilometers and kilometers between fields and olive trees without encountering houses or people, the city of Evora. Surrounded by walls with still recognizable parts of bastions, Evora is a city that conquers for its beauty.
There are whitewashed houses, streets paved with stone and some oddities such as the Capela dos Ossos in the convent of San Francesco, completely covered with human bones, as well as an absolute pearl in the heart of the city, Largo Conde Vila Flor, where the main monuments are located including the If the Cathedral.
The most important testimony of the Roman domination in Portugal it is located in Evora and it is the temple, which stands there, in the city center, with its 14 columns still standing and gives its best at night, when it is all lit up. A marvel, as unexpected as it is authentic. Everything is very authentic in Evora, where tourists are there but still don't dictate the rules in city life.
In front of Temple the Convento dos Loios, an ancient building transformed into a Pousada, that is, into a high-level accommodation facility; there is also the Palacio Cadaval, with a church dedicated to San Giovanni Evangelista all covered with Tiling. Speaking of blue and white ceramics, if you want to buy some traditional objects in Rua de Outubre you will be spoiled for choice. The Alentejo tradition is very much appreciated at the table: I ate a delicious one Açorda alentejana, a soup of bread, parsley, eggs and a hint of fish (in fact the cooking water of cod is used) in the Medieval restaurant, in Rua dos Marcadores.
As always in Portugal, no disappointment either for the palate or for the wallet.
