A few facts about the town of Évora: it has 55,000 inhabitants; it is more than 2,000 years old; and it is under the designation of UNESCO. Within the walls of the wonderfully preserved town center are ancient Roman temples, medieval cathedrals, and narrow cobblestoned streets.
Begin your day trip with a pickup from your central Lisbon hotel, and then hop inside a comfortable minivan with your private guide. During the hour-long drive, gaze out at the Portuguese countryside and learn about the history and culture of the places you’re about to visit.
Start by visiting the Temple of Diana, the famed Roman temple that was dedicated to Augustus, emperor of Rome, and learn the changes it suffered through time.
Visit the grand Gothic Cathedral, built in the 12th century, and the medieval cloisters. Climb to the roof of the building to get a great view of the town and the surrounding countryside.
Check out the Chapel of Bones (Capela dos Ossos) inside the Church of St Francis. As the name suggests, the mysterious chapel is made up of human bones.
Enjoy some free time to explore the streets and city center of Évora, and have lunch in the excellent restaurants available.
Make your final stop of the tour at the Almendres Cromlech, a Neolithic stone circle, which is aligned with the Summer Solstice. Wander around the ancient circle, said to be the largest existing group of structured menhirs in the Iberian Peninsula, and hear how the stones were likely used for sacred rituals.
Return to Lisbon crossing the iconic 25th April Bridge, from where you can see the most amazing vies over Lisbon.
It was an excellent experience and very well paced. The tour guide was amazing and shared detailed history and information regarding all the places and sights of EVORA
Great trip out of Lisbon to see Megaliths and Roman Ruins. Nuno was a great guide and didn’t rush the trip
Paulo was a great guide. He knows a lot of history which I liked. The tour was great- I learnt a lot about cork trees, the stone circle, the Diana temple, the town of Evora, the local food Migas (hope I spelt that correctly) and of course the Chapel of Bones which blew my socks off! A great day and was thoroughly satisfied and was asleep by 9pm that evening! Thanks Paulo! Give Paulo a pay rise!! 😀
Our guide changed the advertised order, so our visit to Evora was later in the day. Many cafes by then were busy. Overall not a lot of Roman history. The guide struggled with answering questions that were not part of the tour.
megaliths were interesting, Evora very charming with a beautiful cathedral. definitely recommend going to rooftop of carhedral gor views.
Very informative visit. Oriana was great, accommodation, provided expectations, shared some great advice.
Great day… starting with a convenient pickup (and drop) from the hotel; good guide cum driver, well informed and motivated; well paced activity, lots of history for those interested in it and Evora, quite stunning as are many of Portugal’s medieval cities…
Full day experience- from the stork nests to the megalithic sites, to the intricate history of Evora, our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and a lot of fun.
Wonderful guide. This ended up being a surprise private tour, so we had ample time to see everything and ask lots of questions. Very personable and knowledgeable guide. Would highly recommend Nuno and this tour/company.
Excellent tour with great places to visit. Out tour guide Nunu was very knowledgeable and very accommodating
The trip was great: well planned, very informative, and interesting. Our leader gave us a good background for each stop and adjusted our pace so we could all keep up.
Our guide Bernardo was very knowledgeable on the history on the area and creative in personalizing the tour for us. Plan on some walking. The tour was a full day activity.
Very informative... nice day getting in some great historical information and some great food on our own in central Evora. Had a great time with our small group... lots of great personal interaction with our guide.
Joao was a great driver and tour guide. He picked me up on time and we had plenty of time to see the sights. He gave us good recommendations too. The group was small which was great. It was a lovely area to visit, we saw the smaller obelisk circle because the road to the bigger one was damaged by recent storms. Ebora is a lovely town. Overall, the experience was great!
Excellent tour and tour guide. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the subjects covered during the tour.
This day trip was the perfect end to our week in Lisbon! We loved the relaxed nature of this trip, and if you like history and archeological sites, this day trip is perfect to see that. Our tour guide was funny, knowledgeable, and made the day a great one overall. We liked that they were smaller vans rather than the larger buses.
We had a wonderful guide, Nuno, who made the experience memorable. He absolutely knows all there is to know about each stop. E felt we had made a friend for life when the day finished. This tour is an incredible opportunity and should not be missed.
Beautiful church with skulls/ nice ride / the most interesting was the mini Stonehenge like rock collection
Our guide was very experienced & enthusiastic about the city& its heritage. Gave good suggestions on dining and things to do with our free time. Very enjoyable trip
Our guide was Nuno, a personable guide who was very flexible with the itinerary and timing of the tour. He even added an extra stop to visit more megaliths after making sure that no one in the group had a pressing deadline. It was a nice day.
Our wonderful guide made this tour a lot of fun. Evora was absolutely beautiful! The cathedral was absolutely worth visiting so don’t skip it!
A small group in a comfortable van with an amazing tour guide who provided information on places that we were just driving by as well as being a knowledgeable person who was able to transport us to centuries ago.
Great tour with our guide, Diogo. He and his family are from the area we visited and his knowledge and insight into the tour was fantastic. He was a safe driver and enthusiastic guide, eager to talk about history as well as current events related to the tour and Portugal in general. Can't say enough in favor, except if you are visiting the area, go on this tour! It will be time and money well spent. Speaking of that, the large tour groups are "commoditizing" the experience with large groups and low costs.... Don't fall for that!! Get a tour that is limited to 8 people or less and enjoy a much more intimate experience.
This was a nice tour. Something good to do when you spend several days in Lisbon. The megaliths were nice but a bit underwhelming. Evora is pretty, the Chapel of Bones and Church are beautiful. Overall, good experience but not something to do when you only have a short time in Lisbon. The guide was great.
A wonderful day where we crossed over the "1974"bridge and git a flavor of agricultural Portugal. We weren't able to see the largest Cromlech due to a washed out road but we weren't able able to see another site and a funerary monolith. We had a lovely time in Évora seeing the Roman ruins, climbing to the top of the cathedral and then to the chapel of bones and the Franciscan church. Thiago was an accommodating and knowledgeable guide who gave us a relaxing and enjoyable day! I highly recommend this tour.
From start to finish, the tour was perfect! Donny was very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Despite the hurricane-force winds and storm, he ensured that the group had an enjoyable and fun-filled day.
Wonderful experience from the start to finish, thanks to our driver/tour guide Diego who made the trip pleasant and informative. We were picked up from and dropped off at our hotel. We learned a lot about Lisbon while he picked up other guests. We also learned the history of Portugal and the city of Evora. We had a tasteful Portugal lunch based on his recommendation. Although the weather was not ideal today, we were happy that we made the trip.
The guide was very k ownedable and care to take us to amazing point of interest beyond the tour scope
It was a big day. I would recommend that you take snacks. One of the best experiences I have had. I visited Evora 3 years ago and stayed for 4 days - I learnt more today in 1 day. Our driver was so knowledgeable and happily answered everyone's questions. We are two 70 year olds travelling with our 20 year old granddaughter (history nut uni student) and we can't stop talking about the experience. I wouldn't want to take small children on such a journey but for us it was perfect.
Our guide Diogo (Donny) was an incredible repository of information. He was not lost for words. He gave us so much knowledge and he clearly takes pleasure in showing tourists his country. The Megalithic structures are not what you’d associate with Portugal and yet they are amazing to see. The Chapel of the Bones in Évora is strangely calming and reflective and it is worth climbing to the top of the tower of the Catedral de Santa Maria provides great views and it is not often you walk across the roof of a Cathedral. Travelling across Vasco de Gama Bridge is its self a great engineering marvel
This all-day tour of Evora and its ancient surrounds revealed a megalithic and Roman past, the Alentejo landscape less impacted by the maritime climate of Lisbon. We appreciated the pick-up at our lodging and the historical commentary from our guide, Nuno, during the long ride inland and home again. Although the main megalithic site was unavailble, the visit to a similar site at the Vale Maria do Meio was as iconic, as was the stop at the Centro Interpretativo dos Almendres. We had sufficient time in Evora for a nice lunch at the Pateo Restaurant, followed by a walking tour of the churches and Roman temple ruins of the ancient walled city.
Long drive but Évora is not to be missed and the megaliths were incredible. We learned a ton as we took in the sights. One word of caution: the last mile of road to see the megaliths was the worst I’ve ever ridden on.
It is quite a long drive to Evora from Lisbon, but on a modern highway. Evora itself has limited appeal as a destination. It is a pleasant place to visit, but the highlight of the trip was definitely seeing the stone circle which had its own challenges to reach as the road is quite rough. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining but his driving was very aggressive and fast. So much so that it made the journey quite uncomfortable. I would not recommend going on this trip during the rainy season as the road to the stone circle may well be unpassable.
I had a wonderful trip to Avora and the megaliths. My tour director Ariana was great. She said she was in training but she was very knowledgeable in her own right. Saw all the great spots in Avora. I would totally recommend
The highlight of this tour was learning about cork trees and cork harvesting and the megaliths (even though we didn’t see the larger one due to to access issues). Evora is a quaint and ancient town, similar to others we had visited. The blend of Roman and subsequent civilizations was intriguing.
Excellent guide à lot of information on the site and history background We really appreciate our journey and different stop along the way
The tour has one main attraction and the rest of the day is filled with activities which are just there to fill the time to make a full day itinerary. Even the advertised main attraction was cancelled at the last minute and substituted with another less significant filler activity. The excuse for the cancellation was that the road to the site is under repair. I later came to understand that the repairs has been ongoing for quite sometime. But the tour operator is still claiming that activity as the main attraction of the tour, knowing fully that it will not happen. I was disappointed. There are other better things to do around Lisbon.
Great experience! Alex was very knowledgeable, gave clear explanations and examples of what we were seeing and doing. Do this tour
A very well organized tour. Our tour guide, Tiago, was very knowledgeable and interacted very well with all members of our small group tour to Èvora. Our pick-up time was communicated to us in advance and the pick-up was very prompt. Everyone I contacted at Around Lisbon both by email & by telephone were very cordial and helpful.
I expected better. We spent an hour in the morning driving all over Lisbon picking up passengers from many neighborhoods before we even got started. Why no central pick up site? Then we spent tons of time in the van getting to the sites themselves. The van was too small for the amount of adults so we were packed in very tight. One of the main attractions even not available but we were not told until the last minute even though it was known not to be accessible this month. Although the description says water included , and it was super hot (85) the day we went, some of us were given only 1 tiny bottle of water. Others (like me and my partner who brought some) had to plead for water when ours ran out. Then it was given grudgingly,with argument. The most interesting sight in Evora was the cathedral but it was not included. The bone chapel was included but it was a minor sight and thrown in at the end. We left Lisbon at 9:00 and did not return until 7:00 hot, dehydrated, and exhausted. I suggest avoiding this trip.
Nuno is a warm, knowledgeable guide who shared a thorough tour of the sites of Evora including the Roman temple, cathedral and Chapel of bones. The pace was steady, with time to explore the megaliths and have a leisurely lunch at a restaurant of our choosing. Many magical sights and insights into Evora history and present day. Included information about the cork trees and industry. Strongly recommend as a day trip from Lisbon.
Comfortable, the guide, Jaoa was knowledgeable and friendly. Within a few minutes the 6 guests and Joao were laughing and talking, this continued for the whole day. The stops were well thought out and explained very well. No one was rushed, in fact we got back a little late but no one cared.
Just got back from our trip to Evora and the megaliths and my whole family had an amazing time! Diogo picked us up at our apartment and was friendly, engaging and incredibly knowledgeable! He gave us all kinds of interesting local knowledge as we made the drive to Evora about the fishermen as we crossed the bridge, the giant nests on the high powerline towers, the different flora and fauna of the areas we passed through and tons of history. It was never boring and always cool to hear the stories and history as you viewed the things he was talking about on the drive. The prehistoric sites were quite awe inspiring set in the natural beauty of Portugal's countryside and the trip to Evora felt quite quick. Diogo gave us a quick rundown of the layout and history of the town, gave us advice on places to go and see as well as letting us know what was worth the price of admission and what wasn't, where to eat the local delicacies and where to get the best prices on souvenirs. We were really appreciative of the free time he allotted on our tour for us to explore Evora on our own for a bit before meeting up with him and seeing the bone cathedral. Again he gave us the right amount of backstory and then let us explore on our own to discover more if we wished. We all finished our tour with big smiles on our faces and very much enjoyed our time with Diogo who clearly went out of his way to make it an enjoyable experience. One hundred percent we would do another tour with this company and without a doubt would do another tour with Diogo!
It was super hot that day. Tour guide brought 2 waters for everyone which was really nice. It was a good tour. Saw lots of sites
We had an absolutely great time. John, our guide, amazing and the tour was great. Highly recommend the tour!
This was a full day of seeing the countryside outside of Lisbon and enjoying a medieval town. We had the right amount of guided and free time. Nuno was great! We got so lucky to witness a goat herd roundup with border collies while visiting the dolmens. It was a very picturesque day.
We had an amazing experience with Nu Nu as our guide. He was warm, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable—especially about Évora, which was an awesome place to see. His insights and passion brought the city’s history to life and made the whole trip feel meaningful. Highly recommend him if you want a memorable and enriching experience!
Joao is a great guide. We enjoyed our trip to Évora and the megaliths. We appreciate Joao picking us up and dropping us off at our hotel. Joao was knowledgeable about the historic and religious sites we visited and was extremely timely. We highly recommend Joao and this tour!
Friendly and enthusiastic tour guide. Great knowledge and good recommendations in Evora Thanks Diego, we had a great time!
This is a well planned and spaced tour with some interesting sites and information . A good mixture of guided information and free time. Our guide Diego was exceptional. He was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic……and he has a great sense of humour!
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