Historic Centre of Évora World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Centre of Évora | UNESCO

Country

Portugal | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Province: Alentejo, District: Evora
38.5730° Lat, -7.9077° Lon | Map

Code

361

Time Zone

Europe/Lisbon (WEST, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1986. This museum-city, whose roots go back to Roman times, reached its golden age in the 15th century, when it became the residence of the Portuguese kings. Its unique quality stems from the whitewashed houses decorated with azulejos and wrought-iron balconies dating from the 16th to the 18th century. Its monuments had a profound influence on Portuguese architecture in Brazil.