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The interior of the
Capela dos Ossos in the
chuch of São Francisco
Did You Know?
Évora was named
2 " 3 " Ebora by the Celts,
Museu de Évora São Francisco meaning “of the
yew trees”.
⌂ Largo do Conde de ⌂ Praça 1° de Maio
Vila Flor § 266 730 480 § 266 704 521 # Daily
# Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm ¢ 1 Jan, Easter, 25 Dec
Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar:
9:30am–5:30pm Tue–Sun The main attraction of this years but was closed in 1759
15th-century church is its when the reforming Marquês
This 16th-century palace, once Capela dos Ossos, a grue some de Pombal banished the
the residence of governors chapel of bones created in the Jesuits from Portugal.
and bishops, is now the 17th century from the remains Today part of the University
regional museum. Évora’s of 5,000 monks. Two leathery of Évora, the school still has a
history is all here, from Roman corpses, one of a child, dangle graceful cloister and notable
columns to modern sculpture from a chain, and a mordant azulejos – in the classrooms
in local marble. Don’t miss reminder at the entrance they depict suitably studious
The Life of the Virgin, a 16th- reads: Nós ossos que aqui themes such as Plato lecturing
century Flemish polyptych estamos, pelos vossos to his disciples (1744–9). The
in 13 panels. esperamos (“We bones 18th-century Baroque chapel,
that are here await yours”). now the Sala dos Actos, is
used in graduation season.
4 "-
University 5 "
Palácio dos Duques
⌂ Largo dos Colegiais 2 de Cadaval
§ 266 740 800 # Mon–Sat
¢ Public hols ⌂ Rua Augusto Filipe
Simões # Tue–Sun
With the establishment of the ∑ palaciocadaval.com
Jesuits’ Colégio do Espírito
Santo, Évora, already noted The Palace of the Dukes of
for its architecture and sacred Cadaval, on the site of the
art, became a seat of learning. city’s former castle, dates
The school flourished for 200 from the 14th century. The
façade is noted for its unusual
pentagonal tower. Inside,
rooms display medieval
An 18th-century armour, illumi nated 14th-
monstrance on display century manu scripts and
in the Museu de Évora 18th-century religious art.
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