Evora, 2017

We visited Evora in 2010 (http://roadeveron.blogspot.pt/2010/01/evora.html), pretty much for the same reasons as in 2017: it's a beautiful city, with many items of interest (http://roadeveron.blogspot.pt/2010/01/chapel-of-bones.html), and it's in the middle of the megalithic wonderland of Alentejo.

Arcade on one side of the main plaza: interesting variation in arch size, style

On the main plaza

Lest it be forgotten: the Pope was in Portugal at the same time as our visit;
just FYI

Evora cathedral

Enticing museum signs; and in English, too; maybe next time

One of Evora's main draws, its Roman temple

A lesser draw...within a couple hundred meters of both the 
cathedral and the Roman temple is  the old city water tower; 
its placement is quite a curiosity; but the city leaders have 
made lemonade, or maybe even a Pisco Sour, from the lemons,
turning the water tower into a museum...perhaps the world's
only museum of water towers

Thus; and in English too

And not unrelated: a few meters down the lane was this
structure, which we surmised was the tomb of someone
important, maybe Roman, maybe Renaissance...no, we
later were told, it was at this point that the Roman
aquaduct met the Roman city walls: the little "tomb" was
actually where you went to get your water

Continuing down the alley...

This sign caught Vicki's attention, especially the "addictive" part

Her berry tea and pastels de nata; she bought an order to go, too

My country grilled sandwich: Iberian ham, sausage slices, tomato, and queso, 
grilled, with oregano sprinkled atop; and a cerveza; all of this, both of us, came
to 9 euros, t & t incl.

But wait, there's more...this little place is built right into the Roman wall

And they do fado on weekend nights

Parthian shot of the plaza

Interesting and pretty place, Evora

Even a 15th century aquaduct

Alcacovas

From the coast we drove inland to a bit of the Portuguese heartland, Alentejo. There are probably megalithic bits all over Portugal, but in Alentejo, around Evora, there is a concentration that qualifies as a megalithic center, or centers, and which is world-class. We had been there before, visiting the Iberian Stonehenge, the Cromlech do Almendres and the largest of all dolmen, the Anta Grande do Zambujero. But we wanted to see more. Before getting to Evora, however, we stopped for the night at a camping aire in the small town of Alcacovas. After dinner in the camper, we walked about the sleepy little town, looking in particular for a 16th century royal residence.

More Of Portugal's Atlantic Coast And Beaches

After Sagres we drove further north to the beaches at Praia do Amado and spent the night there in a sort of camping aire, mostly surfers. The coastal scenery is dramatic, even on a relatively calm day.

Surfer traveling homes

 

Pano

Beach Zen

Why gardeners don't like snails

Over the hill is another vast beach and a plain of dunes; and
the non-surfer camping aire...near Carrapateira

 

Storm waves high enough to destroy the board walk here?

Maybe yes

Looking more or less north; dense sea haze

Miles of dunes

Where we might instead have camped but didn't

Next day, en route to Evora and the magalithic center(s) there,
we put in at a place called Azenha do Mar

Nice scenery but mostly housing for the vast farms inland