Photos: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ingo Mehling, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Norbert Nagel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ingo Mehling, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Norbert Nagel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Evora's Roman temple, stone that outlasted an empire
Your local guide
Catarina Reis
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Highlights
- 14 granite columns from Roman Evora
- A temple built into later city walls
- The old Roman street level, pointed out
- One of Europe's best preserved temples
- Evora's oldest visible history, explained
About this tour
This session walks the platform of the Templo Romano de Evora, the 1st-century temple whose 14 granite columns still stand in the middle of the old town. You see the columns up close and then the view from the platform edge across the square below. Few Roman temples anywhere survive this complete in the centre of a working city.
We start with a short sound check on the platform, then move column by column before finishing at the edge for questions about how the site survived. I send a short list of names and dates once the session ends.
It suits anyone curious about how ancient structures get absorbed into a living city rather than fenced off from it, and first-time visitors to Evora deciding where to start. The temple's fencing means the columns are viewed from just outside the platform edge, not from among them.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Evora before heading out.
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The columns 21 min
The camera moves slowly along the 14 granite columns still standing on their raised platform, and I explain how the temple survived centuries by being built into later structures around it.
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The platform edge 21 min
We move to the edge of the platform overlooking the square below, and I point out where the old Roman street level sat compared with the city today.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Evora: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Migas and Praca do Giraldo area, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Lisbon time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Evora, showing you The columns and The platform edge live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the temple platform live with my phone.
Times shown in Lisbon time (WET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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