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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Évora

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Évora, Portugal

Updated July 20, 2015

Unusual Attractions in Évora

Évora, Portugal

Portugal's Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Évora, Portugal

Almendres Cromlech

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

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Santiago do Escoural, Portugal

Dolmen Chapel of Sao Brissos

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.

12 miles from Évora

Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal

Montemor-o-Novo Castle

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

17 miles from Évora

Pavia, Portugal

Anta de Pavia

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

22 miles from Évora

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