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June 20: M'ar De Ar, our five star hotel in Evora
next to the 16th century aqueduct |
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Hotel garden with the 16th
century
aqueduct in background |
Our Evora guide orients us to this
history-rich walled city |
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Evora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and
parts of the city wall are still in use (to support the older buildings) |
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Roman Temple of Diana dating from 2nd century B.C. |
Evora Cathedral and the town square,
built 1280 - 1340 |
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Church of Saint Francis and the
Entrance to Evora's Chapel
of Bones |
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Church of Saint Francis and the Chapel
of Bones |
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Our hotel pool was the site of our
afternoon gathering, hosted by our wonderful tour guide, Cristina |
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Free evening dinning in Evora; salmon and pineapple |
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June 21: Our tour bus to us on a visit
to the Rovisco Garcia
Cork Farm |
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Francisco, our host, and his daughter drove us
around their family farm in a tractor trailer |
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This is a working cork farm and as we
drove through the forest of cork trees we learned how the bark is harvested |
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Cork trees are harvested every nine
years, and are marked with the year of the harvest |
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Their grandparents house provided the
location for a delicious lunch with some of their estate wines |
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