The City of Évora is a Portuguese city, capital of the district of Évora, in the Alentejo region and sub-region of Alentejo Central, Portugal
The City of Évora in 2011 had 49,252 inhabitants in 2011, it is the only Portuguese city that is a member of the Network of Oldest European Cities.
The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of Arraiolos, to the northeast by Estremoz, to the east by Redondo, to the southeast by Reguengos de Monsaraz, to the south by Portel, to the southwest by Viana do Alentejo and to the west by Montemor-o-Novo.
Évora received the name Liberalitas Júlia from Júlio César or Octávio and was elevated by Vespasiano to the category of municipality.
The City of Évora was integrated into the Province of Lusitânia and benefited from a series of urban transformations. The Roman Temple of Évora dedicated to the imperial cult and the ruins of public baths are the most important remains that have survived to this day.
Évora was taken from the Moors in 1166 by the action of the knight Geraldo sem Pavor, responsible for the Christian reconquest of several Alentejo locations.
In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Évora Cathedral was built, one of the most important medieval Portuguese cathedrals built in the Gothic style, a Jewish quarter and a Moorish quarter.
During the reign of D. Dinis, the city's squares were Praça do Giraldo (originally Praça Grande) and Largo das Portas de Moura and Rossio.
In the reigns of D. Manuel and D. João III, Évora was favored by the Portuguese kings, who spent long stays in the city. D. Manuel built his royal palaces in Évora in a mix of styles between Mudéjar, Manueline and Renaissance.
D. João III ordered the construction of the Church of Graça, a beautiful Renaissance temple where he plans to be buried, and during his reign the Água de Prata Aqueduct was built by Francisco de Arruda.
At that time, artists such as the poet Garcia de Resende, the painters Frei Carlos, Francisco Henriques, Gregório Lopes, the sculptor Nicolau de Chanterene and scholars and thinkers such as Francisco de Holanda and André de Resende lived in the city.
The City of Évora bears witness to different styles and aesthetic trends, and over time has been endowed with works of art to the point of being classified by UNESCO in 1986 as a Common Heritage of Humanity.
The main tourist attractions are: Chapel of Bones, Pretended Ruins in the Public Garden of Évora, Évora Cathedral and cloisters (13th-14th century), Roman Temple of Évora, Praça and Fountain of Giraldo, Água de Prata Aqueduct, Dom Manuel Palace, Historical Carriage Museum, Museum of Crafts and Design of Évora and Clock Museum - Évora Pole.
The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of Arraiolos, to the northeast by Estremoz, to the east by Redondo, to the southeast by Reguengos de Monsaraz, to the south by Portel, to the southwest by Viana do Alentejo and to the west by Montemor-o-Novo.
Évora received the name Liberalitas Júlia from Júlio César or Octávio and was elevated by Vespasiano to the category of municipality.
The City of Évora was integrated into the Province of Lusitânia and benefited from a series of urban transformations. The Roman Temple of Évora dedicated to the imperial cult and the ruins of public baths are the most important remains that have survived to this day.
Évora was taken from the Moors in 1166 by the action of the knight Geraldo sem Pavor, responsible for the Christian reconquest of several Alentejo locations.
In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Évora Cathedral was built, one of the most important medieval Portuguese cathedrals built in the Gothic style, a Jewish quarter and a Moorish quarter.
During the reign of D. Dinis, the city's squares were Praça do Giraldo (originally Praça Grande) and Largo das Portas de Moura and Rossio.
In the reigns of D. Manuel and D. João III, Évora was favored by the Portuguese kings, who spent long stays in the city. D. Manuel built his royal palaces in Évora in a mix of styles between Mudéjar, Manueline and Renaissance.
D. João III ordered the construction of the Church of Graça, a beautiful Renaissance temple where he plans to be buried, and during his reign the Água de Prata Aqueduct was built by Francisco de Arruda.
At that time, artists such as the poet Garcia de Resende, the painters Frei Carlos, Francisco Henriques, Gregório Lopes, the sculptor Nicolau de Chanterene and scholars and thinkers such as Francisco de Holanda and André de Resende lived in the city.
The City of Évora bears witness to different styles and aesthetic trends, and over time has been endowed with works of art to the point of being classified by UNESCO in 1986 as a Common Heritage of Humanity.
The main tourist attractions are: Chapel of Bones, Pretended Ruins in the Public Garden of Évora, Évora Cathedral and cloisters (13th-14th century), Roman Temple of Évora, Praça and Fountain of Giraldo, Água de Prata Aqueduct, Dom Manuel Palace, Historical Carriage Museum, Museum of Crafts and Design of Évora and Clock Museum - Évora Pole.
