{"id":8409,"date":"2022-06-23T20:42:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T18:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?p=8409"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:12:47","slug":"evora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/?p=8409","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9VORA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"color:#515c60\" class=\"has-text-color\">Picture this. You&#8217;re having a lunch in a cosy classic restaurant in a city which breaths history and you hear &#8216;Dueling banjos&#8217; from the movie &#8216;Deliverance&#8217;.<br \/>When you ask the waiter about the music choice he answers that he plays Grand theft auto and this song is used in that game. Since then this Portuguese man is a big fan of country music. No fado for this cowboy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4514-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4514.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4514-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4514-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption>Street musicians<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#515c60\" class=\"has-text-color\">At another point, we were entertained by a gang of buskers while enjoying our ap\u00e9ro. Music and good life seems to blend very well. <br \/>\u00c9vora is a charming medium-sized city and the historic capital of Alentejo.<br \/>It&#8217;s also an Unesco World Heritage Site and will be the European Capital of Culture in 2027. Thanks to a Cathedral, Roman temple, Gar\u00e7a church, Aquaduct&#8230;.and a Chapel of bones. The chapel was build by Franciscan monks and is next to the Church of St. Francis. They used approximately 5000 skeletons to decorate the Chapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4492-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4492.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4492-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4492-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4490-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8071\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4490.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8071\" class=\"wp-image-8071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4490.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4490-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4490-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4494-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8069\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4494.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8069\" class=\"wp-image-8069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4494.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4494-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4494-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4498-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8068\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4498.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8068\" class=\"wp-image-8068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4498.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4498-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4498-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Better is the day of death then the day of birth<\/p><cite>Ecclesiastes<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4528-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8063\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4528.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8063\" class=\"wp-image-8063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4528.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4528-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4528-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4530-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8062\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4530.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8062\" class=\"wp-image-8062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4530.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4530-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4530-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4533-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8061\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4533.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8061\" class=\"wp-image-8061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4533.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4533-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4533-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4521-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8064\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4521.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8064\" class=\"wp-image-8064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4521.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4521-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4521-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Capela dos Ossos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#515c60\" class=\"has-text-color\">Do take some time and explore the surrounding area. It is beautiful. <br \/>On a hilltop nearby Bento you have a stunning view over \u00c9vora. The city also restored some old windmills which look like they got teleported from a Greek island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4457-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4457.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4457-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4457-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4447-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8077\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4447.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8077\" class=\"wp-image-8077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4447.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4447-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4447-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4460-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8075\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4460.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8075\" class=\"wp-image-8075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4460.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4460-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4460-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Alto de S\u00e3o Bento<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#515c60\" class=\"has-text-color\">Not far from \u00c9vora and close to Arraiolos, hidden in nature on a terrain of 5 hectares with oak &amp; olive trees, you have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villaextramuros.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Villa Extramuros<\/a>. A contemporary villa with design &amp; furniture from 1950 until now. All hand-picked by the owners, 2 Parisian guys with &#8216;un \u0153il&#8217; for detail and great taste. Jean-Christophe runs the kitchen and serves healthy &amp; heavenly breakfast. Fran\u00e7ois is an amiable host who fetches the freshly laid eggs from their own chickens in the wee small hours of the morning. Do i need to say more? This is <em>the<\/em> perfect hideaway to fully relax and enjoy Alentejo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4566-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4566.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4566-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4566-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption>Villa Extramuros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4418-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8083\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4418.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8083\" class=\"wp-image-8083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4418.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4418-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4418-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4433-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8079\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4433.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8079\" class=\"wp-image-8079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4433.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4433-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4433-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4432-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8080\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4432.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8080\" class=\"wp-image-8080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4432.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4432-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4432-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4563-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8057\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4563.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8057\" class=\"wp-image-8057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4563.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4563-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4563-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4572-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8054\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4572.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/?attachment_id=8054\" class=\"wp-image-8054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4572.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4572-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4572-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Villa Extramuros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"http:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4585-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4585.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4585-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/nopictures.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4585-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption>Red cabin @ Villa Extramuros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picture this. You&#8217;re having a lunch in a cosy classic restaurant in a city which breaths history and you hear &#8216;Dueling banjos&#8217; from the movie &#8216;Deliverance&#8217;.When you ask the waiter about the music choice he answers that he plays Grand theft auto and this song is used in that game. &hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-excerpt-more\"><a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/?p=8409\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,49,45],"tags":[68,63],"class_list":["post-8409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-historic-art","category-travel","tag-evora","tag-portugal","post--featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8409"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8469,"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8409\/revisions\/8469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nopictures.be\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}