Archaeological tourism

Archaeological tourism

The Cult of Endovelicus, God of the Lusitanians, in Alandroal

The Cult of Endovelicus, God of the Lusitanians, in Alandroal

Endovelicus is a deity Iron Age worshiped in pre-Roman Lusitania. God of medicine and security, both solar and chthonic character, after the Roman invasion his cult spread throughout most of the Roman Empire, subsisting through its identification with Aesculapius or Asclepius, but has always remained popular in the Iberian Peninsula , more specifically in the […]

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 […]

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