The 10 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Evora District, Alentejo

November 8, 2021 Velvet Mowry

Discover the best top things to do in Evora District, Portugal including Monte da Ravasqueira, Tiago Cabaco Wines, Celeiro Comum de Evoramonte, Casa Relvas, Adega Jose de Sousa, Sharish Gin, Capela dos Ossos, Igreja de Sao Francisco, Joao Portugal Ramos Wines, Sao Joao Evangelista Church (Evora).
Restaurants in Evora District

1. Monte da Ravasqueira

Monte da Ravasqueira Santana do Campo, Arraiolos 7040-121 Portugal +351 266 490 218 [email protected] http://www.ravasqueira.com
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5.0 based on 191 reviews

Monte da Ravasqueira

Located in the village of Arraiolos, one hour away from Lisbon, Monte da Ravasqueira has maintained a three-generation link to the Jose de Mello family since 1943. The vast area of typical Alentejo landscape and the unique geological and climatic conditions found here led Jose Manuel de Mello to believe that Monte da Ravasqueira had everything to be a producer of high-quality wines. Today, Monte da Ravasqueira extends over approximately 3,000 hectares, 45 of which are dedicated to vineyards. In keeping with the quality and character of its wines, blending tradition, innovation, and dedication to the art and science of winemaking. Monte da Ravasqueira also develops other activities related to cork, cattle, fattening of the Alentejo black pig, as well as the production of honey and olive oil, besides the wine tourism activities such as especially designed wine tasting, courses, and visits.

Reviewed By susancH6602SF

We visited this winery on a beautiful spring day. Our guide Enez was wonderful and the property is lovely. At the end of the tour we enjoyed a lunch of delicious local specialities , plenty of wine and tasty desserts in a very relaxed setting.It is a quick drive from Evora and nice to see the surrounding countryside .

2. Tiago Cabaco Wines

Quinta Da Berlic - Martires Fonte do Alqueive - Martires, Estremoz 7100-148 Portugal +351 268 323 233 [email protected] http://www.tiagocabacowines.com/
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5.0 based on 85 reviews

Tiago Cabaco Wines

3. Celeiro Comum de Evoramonte

R. Santa Maria, 11, Evoramonte 7150 Portugal +351 966 759 534
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5.0 based on 10 reviews

Celeiro Comum de Evoramonte

4. Casa Relvas

Adega da Casa Relvas, Herdade da Pimenta, Sao Miguel de Machede 7005-752 Portugal +351 266 988 034 [email protected] http://www.casarelvas.pt/enoturismo
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5.0 based on 34 reviews

Casa Relvas

Casa Relvas is a family owned company. Our winery is located in S. Miguel de Machede, a small village close to Évora. We produce today more than 6 million bottles per year and manage over 300 ha of vineyards. Our best knowned wines are Herdade S. Miguel and Herdade da Pimenta, named after our two Estates, but our wines Art.Terra, Ciconia, Montinho, Monte dos Amigos, Segredos and Merino are also famous both inland and abroad. Our wines are recognized not only for their excellent value for money but also for being some of the best internationally rated wines of the region. Our Wine Tourism Programms celebrate the passion for wines and share with total transparency our means of production. Come and visit us, where time slows down! We have also a nice place for camping. If you are traveling Alentejo, make sure you stop by our winery: besides the wine experience we provide a nice spot for camping in the vineyards, with water access. Check #CasaRelvasSecretSpots!

Reviewed By silvanaalst - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Great wine tour plus tasting! Luis has a lot of knowledge about the whole process and the wines itself. He had an answer to all of our questions and speaks perfect English. Would recommend it to anyone!

5. Adega Jose de Sousa

Rua de Mourao 1, Reguengos de Monsaraz 7200-291 Portugal +351 266 502 729 [email protected] http://www.jmf.pt
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5.0 based on 48 reviews

Adega Jose de Sousa

In the center of the picturesque town of Reguengos de Monsaraz, you can visit one of the world’s most unusual wineries. Keeping alive a tradition initiated by the Romans over 2000 years ago, the Jose de Sousa winery is equipped with 114 clay amphorae, a fermentation method as rare as it is old. The old cellars are below ground level and contain the urns and two open lagares for treading the grapes

Reviewed By Jasper91 - Utrecht, The Netherlands

In rota dos vinhos information Center they advised us to visit José de Sousa winery. Mainly because they still used the big clay pots for producing the wines. We were not disappointed! We were lucky enough to be the only two in the tour. The guide was really good and spoke English very well. We learned a lot about the process and at the end we tasted 4 wines including regional snacks. Even the young wines were nice. I highly recommend to also taste one of the clay pot wines.

6. Sharish Gin

Caminho do Monreal, Reguengos de Monsaraz 7200-410 Portugal +351 925 527 419 [email protected] http://www.sharishgin.pt
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5.0 based on 103 reviews

Sharish Gin

The Sharish Gin Interpretive Center is a space where visitors have the opportunity to tour the Sharish distillery in a guided way and have contact through sensory experiences with the Gin world in general and the Sharish Gin identity in particular. We have experiences with commented tasting of gins and gin workshops, multimedia content and virtual reality, as well as shop and bar of gins. Free guided tours at 11am and 3:30pm

Reviewed By R2692EZanav

We went to Reguengos de Monsaraz looking for the distillery of one of our favorite gins, Sharish. We found much more. We found the result of hard work, passion, down to earth people with an amazing communication capability towards everyone who steps inside their workspace and their engagement in the community. Every single bottle of Blue Magic is hand bottled.Gin Sharish is not only a delicious gin but a work of love by Antonio and Patricia and we fell on our knees with their “newborn”, the Sharish Orange Blossom. Not to be missed.

7. Capela dos Ossos

Praca 1 de Maio, Evora 7000-650 Portugal +351 266 704 521 [email protected] http://igrejadesaofrancisco.pt/capela-dos-ossos/
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4.5 based on 5,483 reviews

Capela dos Ossos

The walls and pillars of the chapel, built in the century XVII, are lined with thousands of human bones and skulls. Ceilings with murals realtivas death. Written on a plaque next to the door, the phrase "We bones that are here for your hope", reminds us how fleeting passage through life.

Reviewed By jonahNJ - Pennington, United States

The one place I was really looking forward to visiting in Portugal was the Chapel of The Bones. Once inside this relatively small chapel, it exceeded my expectations! Note that the chapel is small, so there is a staggering of groups admitted to the chapel. However, the visitors moved along well during my visit. Just outside of the chapel is a poem which compels travelers to ponder their existence. If that was not enough of a prompt, just over the entrance to the chapel is the engraved warning “Nós ossos que aqui estamos pelos vossos esperamos” which loosely translates to “We bones that are here, we are waiting for yours." I then entered the chapel and sure enough all of the walls and pillars are covered in a variety of human bones and skulls. Skulls are also used to trim portions of the ceiling. During my visit, I learned that approximately 5,000 skeletons from church cemeteries in Evora were used to “decorate” the chapel. Visiting this small chapel was one of the most surreal experiences of my life and a must see for visitors to Evora.

8. Igreja de Sao Francisco

Praca 1 de Maio, Evora 7000-656 Portugal +351 266 704 521 http://igrejadesaofrancisco.pt/igreja/
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4.5 based on 457 reviews

Igreja de Sao Francisco

Reviewed By LuizDutraNeto - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

You are about to visit "Igreja de São Francisco", a beautiful church at the historic center of Évora. It is considered to be the very first Franciscan Order church in Portugal, dating from the 13th century. Later, between 1475 and 1550, it was remodeled, acquiring Gothic and Manueline architectural characteristics, which are still seen. Along the years, the Portuguese Royal Family chose the church complex as its lodging place while visiting Évora, appointing "Igreja de São Francisco" as the "Royal Chapel". Generous donations from the Portuguese Crown helped creating its refined and luxurious interior, with beautiful altars, gilded sculptureworks and Renaissance and Baroque choir stalls. Ten open chapels, five on each side, reflect the richness of its decoration. Restoration efforts, dating from 2015, brought back its former splendor. Visit the church, altars, baptismal font, side chapels and the adjoining "Capela dos Ossos" (literally, "Chapel of Bones" in English), one of the most famous tourist attractions of Évora. Enjoy!

9. Joao Portugal Ramos Wines

Vila Santa Vila Santa - Estrada Nacional 4, Estremoz 7100-149 Portugal +351 268 339 910 [email protected] http://www.jportugalramos.com/
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4.5 based on 98 reviews

Joao Portugal Ramos Wines

Designed in accordance with the traditional architecture of the Alentejo region, this winery has put Estremoz on the map of the great wine regions, welcoming visitors from all over the world. The purpose is to discover the achievements of Joao Portugal Ramos, but on the way also discover the reasons for his passion for the Alentejo. A tour or a lunch offers the time and tranquility that are perfect for enjoying our wines and the local cuisine. With a shop, tasting room, lecture room, meeting room and dining room , Vila Santa offers a welcome to those wanting to discover, taste and take home wines that will leave a perfect memory of this region. Our five senses all come into play when we travel. Food and drink is part of many people’s tourist experience and the best way to truly grasp the terroir of a wine is to visit where it’s made. Vila Santa tour offers you a visit to the vineyards, the winery, and cellars, where the vinification process is explained to the visitors. You have the opportunity to choose between a wine tasting accompanied by regional cheeses and a selection of different appetizers according to the seasons products or a typical Alentejo lunch , “be a winemaker for a day” or take a cooking class, where culture, tradition and the character of our wines come in complete harmony, promising a unique and unforgettable experience . During harvest time it’s also possible to take part in grape picking and foot-trodding in old marble "lagares" (stone troughs).

Reviewed By Irrashimasse

I have toured wineries in a number of countries, but this one will always rate highest in my memories. We showed up at the gorgeous Joao Portugal Ramos estate on a perfect March morning for a tour, tasting and lunch we had arranged through (the awesome) Portugal Trails agency. Acres if perfectly trimmed vines, cork and olive trees surround the fairly new, ultra modern winery. We were so extremely lucky, we were the only visitors on this perfect morning, and had the place entirely to ourselves. Our lovely young tour guide Tania gave us an introduction and took us through the processing and aging facilities, then up to the courtyard and dining room atop the property. We had our couverte (appetizer) course on a nice big outdoor picnic table with views of their most Tuscan-like estate. We then went into the splendidly appointed dining room, where we were served a four course lunch of a delicious pumpkin soup, followed by a 5-star duck risotto and cucumber salad, a nice cheese selection and a desert medley that included their chocolate sin cake. Noone could push away from that table unimpressed! Oh, and did I mention this is a winery? Each course was accompanied by a generous serving of most excellent whites and reds. Sorry we cannot comment on their port, which we had to politely decline. Im sure it was as awesome as the table fare we were served in considerably greater profusion than your usual estate “tasting.” We have been all over this gorgeous country on our two week tour, but hours spent at this property are and remain one of our most cherished Portuguese experiences. Thank you Tania and staff. A first class experience, and a first rate wine property.

10. Sao Joao Evangelista Church (Evora)

Rua Augusto Filipe Simoes, Evora 7000-845 Portugal +351 266 704 714 [email protected] http://www.palaciocadaval.com/igreja-loios.html
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4.5 based on 158 reviews

Sao Joao Evangelista Church (Evora)

The Duke of Cadaval Palace Church, called Saint John the Evangelist, is considerd to be one of the most beautifull private churches in Portugal. The Saint John the Evangelist Church was founded in 1485. You enter by a Gothic porch of the fifteenth century along with a tombstone-shaped canopy, with the inscription of its foundation and with the coat of arms of its founder, D. Rodrigo de Melo, 1st Earl of Olivenza. The nave has Gothic ribs and is covered with abeautiful and excepcional collection of tiles, by the painter Antonio de Oliveira, dated 1711 and signed by the author. On the floor of the church can see the tombs of the Dukes of Cadaval and their ancestors. At the center of the church you can admire two of the many curiosities of this church, a crypt with the bones of the monks of the convent of Lóios and an Arabic cistern - the church was built on the ruins of an Arab castle, destroyed during the riots in favor of the Master Avis in 1384. The wall of nave has a tribune of the seventeenth century, beautiful example of architecture of this century, built by the 1st Duke of Cadaval, Dom Nuno Alvares Pereira de Melo.The spectacular main altar is in the Mannerist style, transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque. The images represent St. John the Evangelist. The walls are covered with polychrome tiles of the seventeenth century. The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament has a golden altar of the eighteenth century with a renaissance of the sixteenth century tomb, belonging to Don Francisco de Melo, adviser to John III. The construction of this tomb is attributed to the French architect Nicholas Chanterene. On the other wall of this chapel is the tomb of Manuel de Melo, Governor of Tanger.

Reviewed By PAlaw - Philadelphia, United States

This small church is simply stunning with walls covered in 17th century blue and white tiles and a magnificent gold altar. Even more beautiful than most of the famous monasteries. It is off the beaten tourist track but easy to find near the Roman Temple. Don't miss it!

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