Wines & Roman Temple, Evora, Portugal
Do you enjoy wine? Do you like Roman ruins? If so, do continue reading about my day trip to Portuguese town of Évora.
During our week in Lisbon we took two organized day trips. Since it was our honeymoon I didn’t really want to spend hours and hours like I usually do trying to find the best way to get to a certain place, making our sightseeing plan and doing all the other travel-related planning. One day trip was to Sintra region and for another I chose Évora. Why that town you might ask? Well, I’ve got this book called 501 must-visit cities which I got for my graduation from my BFF and I often flick through it and so in Portugal section I saw a photo of a big Roman temple and read about university town of Évora. So the decision was made to visit it while in Lisbon.
The tour company picked us up in front of our hotel. I was very pleased with the tour guide on our day trip to Sintra but this wasn’t the case on this trip even though both of the trips were organized by the same agency. The old gentleman who had to explain everything in multiple languages to our versatile group was however very strict and ununderstanding of the needs of his group. Nevertheless I didn’t let that ruin our day trip. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
During our week in Lisbon we took two organized day trips. Since it was our honeymoon I didn’t really want to spend hours and hours like I usually do trying to find the best way to get to a certain place, making our sightseeing plan and doing all the other travel-related planning. One day trip was to Sintra region and for another I chose Évora. Why that town you might ask? Well, I’ve got this book called 501 must-visit cities which I got for my graduation from my BFF and I often flick through it and so in Portugal section I saw a photo of a big Roman temple and read about university town of Évora. So the decision was made to visit it while in Lisbon.
The tour company picked us up in front of our hotel. I was very pleased with the tour guide on our day trip to Sintra but this wasn’t the case on this trip even though both of the trips were organized by the same agency. The old gentleman who had to explain everything in multiple languages to our versatile group was however very strict and ununderstanding of the needs of his group. Nevertheless I didn’t let that ruin our day trip. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Wines & Roman Temple
Guide Location: Portugal » Evora
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tanja Domijan Blasich
Read it on Author's Website: https://theredphoneboxtravels.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/wines-roman-temple/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Portugal » Evora
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tanja Domijan Blasich
Read it on Author's Website: https://theredphoneboxtravels.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/wines-roman-temple/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Evora University
- Fonte das Portas de Moura
- Chapel of Bones
- St.Francis church
- Praça do Giraldo
- church of Santo Antão
- Roman Temple
- the Cathedral of Evora
Insider Tips for Evora, Portugal
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