An hour and a half eastwards from Lisbon, lies the historic centre of Évora. A small town filled with historic significance and beauty.

Once the residence of Portuguese kings, the town offers a number of monuments worth visiting: the Capela dos Ossos, the Roman temple, whitewashed houses and many more.

Once you have walked through the city streets and absorbed the majesty of the architecture, the colours of the azulejos….

…take a break and have lunch at Páteo (https://www.facebook.com/pateowinebar?_rdr=p#_=_). A lovely wine bar where the cheese and charcuterie board was to die for.

And the sangria was not bad either…

On the way back to Lisbon, make sure you stop at the Almendres Cromlech.

And check out the cork trees doting the country side.