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Romans, Moors and Bones Self Guided Tour of Évora

By Tourific
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$11 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Évora's famous Roman Temple survived two thousand years because it spent centuries disguised as a slaughterhouse. This self-guided audio tour of Évora, delivered through the Tourific app, takes you through stories of Roman, Moorish, and medieval history across the UNESCO-listed old city.

Hear how Vasco da Gama blessed his fleet's banners in the cathedral, why Portuguese students inspired Hogwarts robes, and the hidden message of the Chapel of Bones. The route winds from the university to the Acropolis, past azulejo-covered churches, cork artisan shops, and atmospheric squares — finishing in leafy palace gardens.

No fixed schedule, no group to keep pace with. Start when you like, pause for a long lunch of Alentejano pork and clams, and pick up right where you left off — the audio works offline. Over 20,000 travellers have used the self-guided tours, with a full refund guarantee.

Activity location

  • University of Évora
    • 2 Largo dos Colegiais
    • 7004-516, Évora, Distrito de Évora, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • University of Évora
    • 2 Largo dos Colegiais
    • 7004-516, Évora, Distrito de Évora, Portugal

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Romans, Moors and Bones Self Guided Tour of Évora in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Opening hours: Fri 8:30 am-6:30 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$11.40 x 1 AdultAU$11.40
Total
Price is AU$11.40
Until Thu, 26 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Audio and written guide included
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Any physical devices or headphones
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Human tour guide at location

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

University of Evora (Pass by)

Spot the black-caped students who inspired a certain fictional school of wizardry — not the other way around.

Cadaval Palace (Evora) (Pass by)

Look at the base and find where Moorish fortress ends and Portuguese palace begins.

Roman Temple of Évora (Pass by)

Stand before fourteen columns that survived two millennia thanks to an unlikely disguise as a slaughterhouse.

Igreja de São João Evangelista / Igreja dos Lóios (Pass by)

Step inside walls covered in azulejo tiles that flow around arches like a single enormous painting.

Cathedral of Evora (Se Catedral de Evora) (Pass by)

Notice how this church was built to shelter a city under siege — then find the mason's timesheets scratched into the floor. Search for the statue where Portuguese women have prayed for the same quietly practical favour for centuries.

Igreja de Santiago (Pass by)

Look above the door for a saint shown not as a humble pilgrim but as something far more violent.

Câmara Municipal de Évora (Pass by)

Peer beneath a nineteenth-century palace where builders found a fully intact Roman bathhouse they never expected.

Praca do Giraldo (Pass by)

Stand in the square where royal power, public execution, and daily café life have shared the same cobblestones. Decode the knight on horseback carved into stone and the grim trophy he carries.

Igreja e Mosteiro de São Francisco (Pass by)

Pass beneath a Manueline portal that mixes maritime rope, coral, and armillary spheres into stone.

Capela dos Ossos (Pass by)

Enter a room lined floor to ceiling with human remains and read the message its builders left above the door.

Royal Palace of Évora (Pass by)

Stand where a king signed the order that sent ships to India and changed the course of world trade. Trace the explorer's connection to this quiet Alentejo city — and the cathedral blessing that launched a global empire.

Evora Public Garden (Pass by)

Finish among the ruins of a royal palace garden where storks nest on towers and the Alentejo stretches to the horizon.

Location

Activity location

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    University of Évora
    • 2 Largo dos Colegiais
    • 7004-516, Évora, Distrito de Évora, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    University of Évora
    • 2 Largo dos Colegiais
    • 7004-516, Évora, Distrito de Évora, Portugal

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