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Alentejo: Évora & the Marble Towns: 5-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 5-day version for May: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 3-day plan · 4-day plan · 5-day plan · best time to go.
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5
days
195 km
distance
6.2 h
driving
23
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~14.1 hours of daylight in May — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- Wildflowers carpet the wheat plains, storks clack on every chimney, and the whitewashed hill towns are warm without the furnace to come.
Day 1 Évora
- Transit
- 1h11
- Finish
- ~16:30
- Temperature
- 11.1°C–25.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 14.1h
09:00
10:00
Admire soaring Gothic arches and intricate stone carvings in the dim light.
50 min · Évora
11:00
12:00
13:30
Stand before an enormous stone tomb, its scale still impressive.
50 min · Évora
14:40
Overnight here
e.g. Hotel Albergaria do Calvário · Casa Palma
Day 2 Around Évora
- Transit
- 0h30
- Finish
- ~14:50
- Temperature
- 11.1°C–25.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 14.1h
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
Discover a blend of Manueline and Moorish styles in grand historic rooms.
50 min · Évora
Overnight here
e.g. Hotel Albergaria do Calvário · Casa Palma
Day 3 Monsaraz
- Transit
- 1h14
- Finish
- ~12:00
- Temperature
- 11.5°C–25.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 14.1h
Day 4 Elvas
- Transit
- 1h41
- Finish
- ~15:50
- Temperature
- 11.1°C–25.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 14.1h
10:20
11:20
12:20
14:00
15:00
Overnight here
e.g. Hotel Dom Luis Elvas · Guest house Garcia de Orta
Day 5 Marvão
- Transit
- 1h35
- Finish
- ~13:20
- Temperature
- 10.7°C–24.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~7
- Daylight
- 14.2h
10:25
Marvão castle read more
Discover the tall central keep and historic features of this medieval castle.
50 min · Marvão · Adult €1.50, child 0-12 free
open: Daily 10:00-19:00
11:30
Roman ruins of Ammaia read more
Walk through the ancient ruins of a once-thriving Roman city.
50 min · Marvão
12:20
Mil-Homens facebook.com map ↗
60 min · Marvão
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