Menhir Monte Almendres, in Évora

Menhir Monte Almendres, in Évora

Great menhir isolated, spatially related to the cromlech of Almendres. The Menhir Monte Almendres of Neolithic origin and about six thousand years is a great menhir isolated which is situated about two kilometers from Almendres Cromlech. The menhir, like the cromlech, located in Évora, in the Alentejo. The menhir, granite and about three feet tall, weighs […]

Almendres Cromlech, in Évora

Almendres Cromlech, in Évora

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 […]

Vendas Novas, The Origin

The Vendas (Sales) origin dates back to the creation of Posta Sul, by order of King John III. Then opened a path of Vila Galega(Galician village – Montijo) to Montemor to reduce the route and time of travel. It was in this way that the king had built an inn at the place where today is […]

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