Évora UNESCO Site Tour: Discover Megaliths, Historical Center and Cork Forests

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage city of Évora and its megalithic structures, historical center, and cork forests. Learn about the region’s rich history, culture, and traditional cork industry on this unique and fulfilling tour.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cromeleque dos Almendres - The Almendres Cromlech, located near the city of Évora, is an ancient megalithic monument that offers a glimpse into the past of the region. This impressive stone circle, dating back to the Neolithic period, is one of the largest and most important megalithic complexes in the Iberian Peninsula. The cromlech’s mysterious…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Pick-up and Drop-off at Hotel/Accommodation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Local Tour Guide and Driver
What's Not Included
  • Lunch or Snacks
  • Entry/Admission - Bone Chapel - 6 euros
  • Entry/Admission - Cathedral of Évora - 4.5 euros
  • Gratuities/tips
Additional Information

Discover the rich history, culture, and natural beauty of Alentejo: Évora, a UNESCO World Heritage city, is known for its well-preserved Roman Temple, Gothic Cathedral, and the atmospheric Chapel of Bones.
The surrounding area is filled with ancient megalithic structures such as the Almendres Cromlech and the Cromlech of Vale Maria do Meio, a glimpse…

Location
Cromeleque dos Almendres
Via R. do Cromeleque, village of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe - Almendras
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Scenic249187
Oct 24, 2024
A perfect day with Nuno - Nuno made our tour personalized and relaxing. The pace was great and the locations were very interesting. Nuno’s knowledge made the history come alive and his friendly demeanor was incredibly engaging. We appreciated the door to door pickup and drop off. A perfect day! This experience gets our highest recommendation.
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Deductress
Oct 2, 2024
Fantastic guide and a fantastic day! - Our tour with Joao was by far our favourite part of our holiday to Portugal. Prior to the tour day, the company was responsive to our queries (we had had other tours by other companies cancelled due to the ongoing forest fires, so were unsure if this one would also go ahead). They communicated collection times very clearly and picked us up right at the door of our AirBnB. Joao was an excellent tour guide; he was extremely knowledgeable, clearly passionate about his home country and it's history and culture along with being very patient. (My sister and I had [too] many questions!) He allowed us plenty of time to visit each of the tour locations, giving us information throughout the process but also allowing us the time to explore ourselves. He was also very considerate in many ways - such as frequently checking with us if the air-con was still suitable (we are very Scottish and were basically boiling alive in the Portuguese heat) and taking our bags to the car when we'd been shopping. Little things like that are so kind and really appreciated. The car itself was very comfortable, had space for bags, and as mentioned - well air-conditioned. Overall I would highly recommend this tour and would certainly say it was good value. When we return to Portugal, we will definitely book another tour with this company. Thank you for a wonderful day Joao, we really enjoyed ourselves!
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C9134byronc
Aug 26, 2024
It was a very enjoyable day - We really enjoyed our tour of Evora, we learned so much from our guide Nuno, he has a very good knowledge of the area and Portugal in general. The visit to the cork factory was our highlight.
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Deborah_e
Apr 27, 2024
Fantastic Tour with an Incredible Guide! - Our trip to Evora was one of the best tours we have ever experienced. Our tour guide Nuno made history come alive. He is incredibly knowledgable and a wonderful story teller. The tour was very well organized - we experienced so much in one day. We can't say enough about how beautiful the region is and how meaningful the day was for us. We wish every tour guide was as wonderful as Nuno!
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Explore13693448772
Apr 23, 2024
A Day Unlike Any Other - Our trip to Evora was wonderful, A day and our guide, Nuna, made it extremely special. He is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We visited the Megoliths, the Cork processing plant and the city. The day introduced us to history of the area from prehistoric times to the present. The highlight for us was the Bone Chapel.
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Barbara_t
Apr 23, 2024
Day trip from Lisbon to Evora, Megaliths and cork mill - We loved our day with Nuna. He was extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Evora was wonderful, but we were especially fascinated by the Bone Chapel.
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137jayy
Nov 28, 2023
Nice! Great! Friendly! Knowledgeable! - Great knowledgeable guide. Nice to have someone who was born and raised in the area show us around. Very friendly. Recommended! Also a small business +++(they are the BEST)!
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Donnarl3603ip
Nov 14, 2023
All around great day experiencing EVORA and the region with a knowledgable, engaging guide. - We had a fabulous day with Nuno from Detours. He is a friendly, engaging and knowledgeable tour guide who loves history. We are happy we booked a private tour: seeing the megalith, the chapel and town of EVORA and learning about harvesting and processing cork filled the day with new adventures.
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Lraj2014
Aug 5, 2023
A Memorable Personalised visit to Evora Heritage through the Negaliths and Cork Factory - From the time I made my booking up until the day we were picked up - Nuno, our tour operator and personal guide kept in touch. Very knowledgeable about the history of Portugal and it’s cities, the cultural make up and differences, food, politics….. He accommodated all our dietary needs when we had lunch in Evora. His patience in explaining the different land marks was second to none. We admired his attention to detail at the cork factory.My wife enjoyed the historical background discussion on the megaliths. If you want to enjoy a personalised outing with humour, history and general chit chat you will not be disappointed by Nuno.
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I9578dudavidl
Jul 27, 2023
Evora Tour - A very good experience, the tour guides were very friendly and professional. A truly memorable experience!
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