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MuseumsSite Name: Interpretative Centre of Évora Megalithism Alternative Name: Megalithica Ebora, Centro Interpretativo do Megalitismo Eborense, Convento dos RemédiosCountry: Portugal Distrito: Évora Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Évora Nearest Village: Évora
Latitude: 38.569893N Longitude: 7.915391W
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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kalcoatl visited on 21st Dec 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Entrance is free to the Interpretation centre. All the information boards are in Portuguese only, and take some effort to understand.
There is also a collection of letterpress printing machines and type in an adjoining room, as well as the church. Outside, the cemetery is full of magnificent headstones and tombs.
Bak_teria have visited here
Inside one of the rooms it's possible to get a brief explanation of the panorama of the megalithism of the Évora district, it to gives a good idea of the large number of dispersed monuments of the region by also putting them in a chronological timeline. The Megalithic Portal is well mentioned and there are a lot of larger size photos from the Portal posted on the walls (with permission). This exhibit was made with the help of the local teachers and students and is more focused on children or people that are not familiar with megalithic sites.
By the entrance are two big standing stones but there is not much information about them, I believe that these menhirs are replicas and not the real deal.
Inside you can also see a big model of an ancient neolithic settlement and also a group of dramatised sequences of the day to day life of the ancient societies of the region.
This one is a permanent exhibit but there are also different exhibits in other rooms. The best way is to check out the internet page of the Municipality of Évora to get updated information about the place.
Opens from Tuesday to Friday: from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and local holidays.
Note: Aluta writes: Setting the menhir upright - the process of moving and placing a menhir without modern machinery. It is a relatively small stone but I thought you might like to see how it can be done. More on the Facebook page of Évora Megalithism
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