Évora
Tourist Office, Praça do Giraldo, 73, Évora 7000-508
Phone: +351 266 777 071 - Fax: +351 266 730 039
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Évora has been classified as a World Heritage Site. Conquered in 59 B.C. by the Romans, Évora gained great importance. Little remains of the Visigoth period (5th - 8th centuries), but the Moorish period, after the conquest by Tárique, is much in evidence, especially in the Mouraria neighbourhood. After the Reconquest it was endowed with various palaces and monuments, particularly during the reigns of kings João II and Manuel (15th and 16th centuries). In addition to the separate entries, the Decorative Art Museum in Merces Church, the Carriage Museum in the Galeria de S. Miguel and the Toy Museum in the Parque Infantil are all worth visiting.
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