Day 9- Evora

Today we had a short drive between Pousadas so we had plenty of time to do some sightseeing in the morning. And since it has been so hot, doing things in the morning is a good idea.

So our first stop was out in the country, to see the Menhir of Alamendres, a 13ft cylinder of sorts that they figure was erected some 3-4 thousand years BC.

The next stop was just down the road, the Cromeleque of Alamendres, a stone circle from the same time period. It is supposed that it was used for religious practices and as an astronomical observatory. It was kind of neat to see. It was Sunday and very busy- hard to get photos without people in them.

Our guide book said that there was a partially standing Roman temple somewhere in the area and we decided to try and find it after we checked into our Pousada at Evora.

Imagine my shock and sheer delight to find that very temple standing not ten steps from the Pousada we were staying at!!! Very thrilling, to say the least.

We did some exploring of the city; we saw a really long Roman aqueduct, which houses have been built right into! We had lunch in a park and dinner out again, since there were lots of things within walking distance.