{"id":6293,"date":"2026-04-19T04:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=6293"},"modified":"2026-04-19T04:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:46:03","slug":"a-lazy-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2026\/04\/19\/a-lazy-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lazy Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

We walked around town to take a longer look at some of the main features. \u00a0The 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.<\/p>\n

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Evora – Roman Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Columns – Evora Roman Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We visited the Evora Museum with displays of Roman artifacts found around the region. We admired these beautiful hand-blown objects of Roman glass.<\/p>\n

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Evora Museum – Roman Glassware<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The museum retains some wonderful old architectural details.<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s Larry posing as a rare museum specimen!<\/p>\n

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Larry in Evora<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We found a very nice restaurant for a late Saturday lunch called \u201cO Gandim\u201d. Larry asked the waitress what the name of the restaurant means as it\u2019s not a word that translates as Portuguese. She told us that it means \u201ca bad man with a good heart.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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Olives at Restaurant O Gandum, Evora<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Evora has been a good place to wander. It\u2019s a touristy town with many tour groups and more American tourists than we\u2019ve seen here so far. \u00a0Today we are packing up to drive 3 hours further south to Tavira, on the Mediterranean coast. \u00a0We are looking forward to checking out a new destination!<\/p>\n

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Hotel Courtyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We walked around town to take a longer look at some of the main features. \u00a0The 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 … <\/p>\n

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