Winters in Evora are moderate however there is always the chance of damp days. Early spring is the very best season to check out Evora. The rolling plains are rich and loaded with flowers and the days are brilliant and pleasant. Summers are exceptionally hot in the Alentejo region and sightseeing may be done in the morning or late in the afternoon so you can take a siesta in the midday heat.

The city’s golden era can be found in the 1400s when Portugal’s kings chose it for their house, and Evora’s streets still recall that increase of nobility 500 years earlier. The Romans were the first to settle the town, building its defensive enclosure and leaving behind the ruins of a temple.

The Neolithic monoliths at Almendres and Zambujeiro show that there has been some form of civilisation to be explored in these parts since before the Romans.