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Private Evora and Monserraz Castle Day Trip

By Tours Bernardo
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$246 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

On this private tour, we will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the emblematic city of Évora. Here, we will walk through the historic centre where you will visit a 2000 year old roman temple, the largest medieval cathedral in the country, the famous Giraldo square, the São Francisco Church and its famous bone chapel as your tour guide tells you stories of the past from each site you visit.
You will pass by many shops, cafés and restaurants where you will see many shops selling cork items, and many places decorate their shops/restaurants with cork.
From here, we head to our next stop, the spectacular Monsaraz Castle, at the top of the hill, where people still live in until today.
Either in Évora or at the castle you may have lunch. After exploring the castle we head back to Lisbon(or where your hotel is located).

Activity location

  • Roman Temple of Évora
    • Largo do Conde de Vila Flor
    • 7000-863, Évora, Distrito de Évora, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Roman Temple of Évora
    • Largo do Conde de Vila Flor
    • 7000-863, Évora, Distrito de Évora, Portugal

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Private Evora and Monserraz Castle Day Trip
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30 AM
Price details
AU$245.98 x 2 AdultsAU$491.96
Total
Price is AU$491.96

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bones Chapel
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Évora Cathedral
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Évora has many nice restaurants, however, it is also possible to have lunch at the Monsarraz castle where you can enjoy lunch overlooking the stunning views.

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Travel time from Lisbon to Évora is approximately 1.5 hours and another 1.5 hours to return.
  • Travel time from Évora to Monsaraz Castle is approximately 30 minutes
  • In total travel time will be about 3.5 hours of the tour.
  • The minimum amount of people is 2 people, solo travellers must pay for 2 people

Activity itinerary

Roman Temple of Évora

  • 20m
You will visit this roman forum of approximately 2000 years old, an ex-libris of the city. Other interesting sites surrounding it.

Cathedral of Evora (Se Catedral de Evora)

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The biggest medieval cathedral in Portugal of gothic-manueline architecture, where its construction began in the latter 12 century and finished in the mid 13th century. An iconic monument of the city.

Praca do Giraldo

  • 15m
The main square of the city well all the streets in the historic centre lead here. Enjoying the beautiful arches and buildings surrounding it, and ofcourse the magnificent barroque fountain.

Igreja de Sao Francisco

  • 10m
The church dates back to the 13th century as the first home of the Franciscan order. Later, it was restored in the late 15th century, where it was of great importance to the royal family when they resided in Évora.

Capela dos Ossos

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Your guide will purchase the tickets for you to visit this iconic chapel where the walls and pillars are covered in human bones.

Monsaraz Castle

  • 1h
Visit a medieval castle at the top of a hill. Explore the streets and take in the spectacular views from the top overlooking the landscape where you can see the massive Alqueva dam.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Roman Temple of Évora
    • Largo do Conde de Vila Flor
    • 7000-863, Évora, Distrito de Évora, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Roman Temple of Évora
    • Largo do Conde de Vila Flor
    • 7000-863, Évora, Distrito de Évora, Portugal

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