Portugal
Where to stay in Évora
Évora is a city in Portugal, home to about 54,000 people. This guide covers 3 aparthotels in Évora, with about 69 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 3
- Best months
- March to June and September
- Nearest airport
- BJZ101 km · Badajoz Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Language
- Portuguese
About
About Évora
Évora, officially the Most Noble and Ever Loyal City of Évora, is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1,307.08 square kilometers (504.67 mi2).
Évora (EH-voo-ruh, /ˈɛ.vu.ɾɐ/) is a pleasant, medium-sized city and has numerous monuments. The many monuments erected by major artists of each period of the city's history testify to Évora's lively cultural and rich artistic and historical heritage. The variety of architectural styles (Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, Baroque), the palaces and the picturesque labyrinth of squares and narrow streets of the city centre are all part of the rich heritage of this museum-city. Évora has a history dating back more than five millennia.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Évora
See
- Roman Temple of Évora
- Cathedral of Évora
- Saint Francis Church
- Capela dos Ossos
- Chapel of São Brás
- Prata Aqueduct
- Fountain of Portas de Moura
- Holy Spirit College of the Order of Christ
- Royal Palace of Évora
- Palace of the Counts of Basto
- Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval
- Lóios Convent and Church
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Évora
3 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Évora Largo Dos Penedos aparthotel | 23 |
| Évora Rua De Machede 52 aparthotel | 26 |
| Évora Rua De Machede 61 aparthotel | 20 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Évora to stay in
There's a multitude of bed and breakfasts, though most will be fully booked during the high season.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
More hotels in Évora
35 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Convento do Espinheiro e respectiva cerca | 3.6 km | |
| Solar dos Cogominhos | 0.2 km | |
| Vila Gale Evora Vila Galé Hotéis | 0.9 km | |
| Albergaria do Calvário | 0.6 km | |
| Burgos Guest House | 0.2 km | |
| Casa de Baco | 15.2 km | |
| Casa de São Tiago | 0.2 km | |
| Casa do Governador | 4.1 km | |
| Casa Do Platano | 18.1 km | |
| Casa do Vale Hotel | 3.4 km | |
| Casa Morgado Esporao | 0.1 km | |
| Casa Vitória Guest House | 0.4 km | |
| Convento do Espinheiro, Historic Hotel & Spa | 3.6 km | |
| Ecork Hotel Évora | 5.8 km | |
| Evora Farm Hotel & Spa | 13.5 km | |
| Evora Hotel | 2.5 km | |
| Evora Olive Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| Graca Hotel | 2.1 km | |
| Hilton Garden Inn Evora | 2023 | 0.9 km |
| Hotel Dom Fernando | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Quinta Dos Bastos | 4.5 km | |
| Ibis Évora | 0.9 km | |
| M'AR De AR Aqueduto | 0.6 km | |
| M'AR De AR Muralhas | 0.6 km | |
| Monte Da Serralheira Agro Turismo | 4.7 km | |
| Monte do Serrado De Baixo | 6.8 km | |
| Monte Velho Equo-Resort | 24.8 km | |
| Moov Hotel Évora | 0.6 km | |
| Quinta Do Cano | 4.4 km | |
| StayInn City - Évora | 0.3 km | |
| The Noble House - Member of Unlock Hotels | 0.2 km | |
| Valeriana Exclusive Guesthouse | 0.3 km | |
| Vintage Guest House - Casa do Escritor | 0.4 km | |
| Vitoria Stone Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| Zoetic Sustainable Rooms | 0.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Évora
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Évora are March to June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; October is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Évora: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Badajoz Airport (BJZ), about 101 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS, 109 km) and Cascais Airport (CAT, 127 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
One of the nicer ways to see the city is by horse carriage ride. You can find them near the cathedral. Otherwise there's no real problem in walking between most of the main sights.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
BJZ · Badajoz Airport
LIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
CAT · Cascais Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Évora
Drink
Drink and carry plenty of water especially in the hotter months (July through September). Especially in August, do not to go out in the sun between 14:00 and 16:00, unless you are used to it. Going in for a drink is a perfectly acceptable way of getting in to see the public areas of a Pousada. Alentejo wines are some of the best-loved in Portugal, and there's a variety of them. Some can be quite expensive.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Évora
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 3 places
of 3 places
Questions
Évora: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Évora?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Évora are March to June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; October is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Évora?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Badajoz Airport (BJZ), about 101 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS, 109 km) and Cascais Airport (CAT, 127 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Évora?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Évora
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.