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Historic Centre of Évora

This museum-city, whose roots go back to Roman times, reached its golden age in the 15th century, when it became the residence of the Portuguese kings. Its unique quality stems from the whitewashed houses decorated with azulejos and wrought-iron balconies dating from the 16th to the 18th century. Its monuments had a profound influence on Portuguese architecture in Brazil.

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The Historic Centre of Evora is exemplary for the Golden Age of Portugal, and strongly influenced Portuguese architecture in Brazil. Although some buildings of the medieval period - such as the Cathedral - remain, the historic town evolved from the 15th century.

Evora became the seat of the Portuguese royals, an archbishopry and a university town. Many new churches, convents and palaces were built. 

Its cityscape is dominated by the many low whitewashed houses and narrow streets. The town also holds a Roman Temple, believed to have been constructed around the first century A.D. 

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