We walked around town to take a longer look at some of the main features. The Roman Temple was part of the Roman Forum and the main square in the first century AD. We learned that open-air concerts are staged here today.
We visited the Evora Museum with displays of Roman artifacts found around the region. We admired these beautiful hand-blown objects of Roman glass.
The museum retains some wonderful old architectural details.
And here’s Larry posing as a rare museum specimen!
We found a very nice restaurant for a late Saturday lunch called “O Gandim”. Larry asked the waitress what the name of the restaurant means as it’s not a word that translates as Portuguese. She told us that it means “a bad man with a good heart.” At that moment the chef wearing a bandana and a great smile popped his head through an opening into the kitchen. He looked like a pirate! The food was some of the best of our trip so far. To start, a simple plate of olives, olive tapenade, olive oil with a dot of balsamic, and flavored butter for bread.
Evora has been a good place to wander. It’s a touristy town with many tour groups and more American tourists than we’ve seen here so far. Today we are packing up to drive 3 hours further south to Tavira, on the Mediterranean coast. We are looking forward to checking out a new destination!
