Ruins · UNESCO
Roman Temple of Evora
Evora, Portugal
A Roman temple with Corinthian columns, standing in the middle of the city.
Ruins · Portugal · Alentejo
Almendres Cromlech
A Neolithic stone circle on a hillside in cork-oak country.
Free to enter about 60 min
For storytellers
Why Almendres Cromlech matters
The Almendres Cromlech is a group of standing stones scattered across a hill among cork oaks. It is thousands of years old and among the largest groups of such stones in the Iberian Peninsula. There are no crowds, only wind and birdsong.
Talking points
- Stones date to prehistory.
- It sits among cork oaks.
- Access is by a dirt road.
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