In a dominant position on the highest hill in the region, the castle housed originally in its walls the village that, developing, expanded by the North slope. It is said that this castle Vasco da Gama finalized the plans for your trip to India. At the time of the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula, […]
The origins of Évora come from a distant past, prior even to the Romanization. However, it is after the reconquest that witnessed the growth in urban and monumental terms, which will lead, in the transition of the century. XVI, to be consider the 2nd city in the country, almost permanent residence of the court and beloved […]
This hill is one of the main sights of the city of Évora; on site, was implemented one of the oldest prehistoric villages. The Educational Project of Alto de São Bento (St. Benedict Hill), which includes the Museum Centre of Granite and the Museum Centre of Floristic.
It is the most important cromelech known in the Iberian Peninsula, both with regard to the dimensions, as the condition. The monument is implanted in one of the highest points in the outskirts of Évora, exposed to the East, and seems to have played a pivotal role in the spatial distribution of the megalithic architecture […]
