Evora

[ANDY]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cityb ... guide.html

[sam]

It was a lovely place to visit. Unfortunately, the day we visited it must have hit about 40 degrees C in the shade so didn't do much sight seeing.

[rod...]

Agreed. A very nice place to visit. It obviously takes a couple hours to get there from CVO, but we spent a while wandering around the centre of town looking around. We took in the chapel of bones and spent a while in the adjacent park, sitting in the shade with an ice-cream. Lovely.

The countryside on the way was a good mix of sun-kissed fields of wheat (?) and olive groves. A pleasure to drive through. Wished I had left more time for stopping somewhere else enroute.

[DeLorean]

Lovely city and a very pleasant visit.
It has lots of monuments, streets, churches, parks, etc... to visit and spend a while enjoying.
The views of the countryside are magnificent.
The best time to visit, I think, is in the Spring, where the fields a pleasant green, sometimes a bit yellow, lots of flowers.

[Phil]

How many miles is it to drive to Evora?

[sam]

How many miles is it to drive to Evora?

Look in Google maps - you will get distances & directions

[rod...]

We took the A2 -> IP2 route which takes you past Beja. According to Google maps, this is 221km and will take you 2 hours and 54 minutes. Didn't take us that long, but budget for it. Think it's the A2 that's a toll road.

Just put the following into google maps and you can change your route to suit.

Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Portugal to Évora, Portugal

[DeLorean]

How many miles is it to drive to Evora?

Look in Google maps - you will get distances & directions

It is about 220km to Évora. You can take the A2 (motorway) and exit in Ourique. It is about 5€ for tolls.
From there, on the IP2 (not a motorway), you go to Beja and past that you arrive in Évora.
The road from Ourique to Beja is now a bit bad as there are works undergoing on the road.

The sights, the city, everything is worth the travel.

There are two or three hotels that are nice. I recommend Hotel Dom Fernando. It is near the town center, so you don't need to use the car. Keep in mind that you will have to do some walking.

[lincdoc]

Sounds great. We are out in 2 weeks time and have booked an overnight stay in Evora. Really looking forward to it

[sam]

Manorhouses.com is a good place to look for accommodation that is a bit different.

[lincdoc]

Just had 2 days (1 night) in Evora. Lovely town and well worth the drive. Stayed at Albergaria do Calvario - Peter and Nina are brilliant hosts. By chance the feira was on - thousands of people and not a drunken teenager in sight. How refreshing.