The Évora City Guides answer what visitors to this walled UNESCO town ask: which tiny tascas are worth booking a day ahead, how to get onto the cathedral roof before the coach groups, where the stone circles hide in the cork forest and which lake beach on the Alqueva to pick on a hot day. Every guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or see and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser right after payment.
About the Évora City Guides
- 119 places
- 6 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Évora guides
Food guide
20 places
Family tascas with a handful of tables, black pork and lamb dining rooms, wine cellars pouring Alentejo reds and convent sweets.
Things to do guide
20 places
The Roman temple and the cathedral, tiled university classrooms, quiet squares and gardens, and the megaliths and wine estates outside the walls.
Family guide
20 places
Peacocks in the town park, a chapel lined with bones, standing stones in the cork forest, pools, an otter aquarium and ice cream.
Nightlife guide
18 places
Alentejo wine by the glass, dinners worth booking, sunset over the plain, a gilded theatre and the student bars that stay open late.
Day trips guide
20 places
Beaches on the Alqueva lake, the hilltop village of Monsaraz, stones older than Stonehenge and the marble towns of Estremoz and Vila Viçosa.
Budget guide
21 places
Free Roman columns and viewpoints, the €5 cathedral roof, convent pastries from €1.50 and vegetarian lunches from €8.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Luar de Janeiro
Travessa do Janeiro, Mouraria
A small family dining room at the end of a cobbled lane, where the owner’s mother is at the stove. Lamb stew and black pork lead the menu, and the vegetables on the side get the same care. From the food guide.
Jardim Público de Évora
Rua da República, south of the old town
The town park, where peacocks stroll past a playground, two kiosk cafés and folly ruins made from old masonry. The Palácio de D. Manuel stands here too, where Vasco da Gama got his command for India. From the things to do guide.
Monsaraz Castle
Monsaraz, about 50 minutes by car
Whitewashed lanes climb to a small castle with a bullring inside, and you can walk its walls for free while looking over the lake and across to Spain. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Évora
Day one: climb onto the cathedral roof early, then see the Roman temple, the tiled university and the Chapel of Bones, take a long lunch in a tasca and catch the sunset in Jardim Diana before a glass of Alentejo red. Day two: drive to the Almendres stones and the Zambujeiro dolmen in the morning and up to Monsaraz above the lake in the afternoon, or swim at an Alqueva beach in summer. For a rainy or slow day, stay inside the walls with the museum in the old bishop’s palace, the Casas Pintadas, a wine tasting and the convent bakeries.
Questions about the Évora guides
What is in the Évora City Guides?
Six guides covering 119 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For every place you get why it is worth going, the area, opening notes and a practical tip.
How are the guides delivered?
The links appear on your order page as soon as payment goes through, and in the order email. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, no app or account needed.
Do the Évora guides work without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once with a connection and it keeps working offline, along with your ticks and notes. Map links still need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy just one guide?
Yes. One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all six are €19.99.
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