EVORA First Impressions 🇵🇹 Roman Temple, Cathedral, City Walls, Best Sushi Buffet
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- ÉVORA, PORTUGAL After our wonderful week in TOMAR, we headed to Évora for 5 days. The weather was incredibly hot when we were there in May 2022, but it was cold and windy on this, our first day 🤣
In this FIRST IMPRESSIONS ÉVORA video we show:
Temple of Diana, more accurately known as the Temple of Evora
Jardim de Diana
Front of the Sé of Evora, and the entry fee
Delicious Sushi buffet
and of course there are plenty of menu shots!
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Very nice video about Evora. The palace you saw in the public garden is D. Manuel Palace and when I was there one month ago, there was a museum inside (interpretation center of Évora). Cheers!
Thank you for your lovely comment, Luis! It's great to hear that there was a museum inside that stunning building... it didn't seem to be open when we were there in June. ~ Mandy 😁😀
Beautiful place!
It truly is beautiful, mona! I can see why it's such a popular day trip from Lisbon! ~ Mandy 😀😁
Evora! Thank you so much for this slice of life video. Looks wonderful…another spot to add to the wishlist.
We're so pleased you enjoyed this video, callmesteam. Évora is such a lovely place and is definitely one for the wishlist! Thank you for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate it! ~ Mandy
I had the same urge upon seeing a picture of that temple in a book! I still haven't been!
I am so pleased we went... it is truly an amazing sight and I could have just sat and stared at it all day! 😀😁 ~ Mandy
Evora and surrounding area is absolutely beautiful. Friendly people, loads of history, and of course the cuisine, pork, pork and more pork. I saw a pig in Evora with laryngitis just like Lee's voice, he was disgruntled. Can't wait to see the videos of Evora from a different prospective.
We really hope you enjoy this First Impressions video, Mike. There will be 3 more Évora videos to come, showing our experiences in this lovely city! ~ Mandy 😀😁
I was there exactly a year ago, and I did took your advice taking Flix bus. It's good to see this beautiful city again. I'd love to come back to Portugal someday. Thanks for sharing and happy travel.
Isn't it a beautiful city! We had such a lovely time in Évora. Thank you for sharing your experience and for taking the time to comment! ~ Mandy 😀😁
You're mastering the language more and more. Yes, "Travessa das Casas Pintadas" is exactly what you said. It's a strange name for a street, to be honest. 🙂
Thank you for taking the time to write, Artur. We always appreciate local knowledge and information, so we look forward to seeing your comments! ~ Mandy 🙏😁
Great video guys, love Evora. And again you have managed to show places I have missed seeing before, 😊 thanks. Might have to take my group to the Japanese place for lunch (small break from Portuguese food) looked amazing and for that price!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and lovely feedback, Cindy! We really enjoyed the Japanese buffet and ate so much delicious fresh fruit and sushi! Just wait until next week's video when we find another delicious buffet restaurant for a different cuisine, but which had delicious food at even better value! ~ Mandy 😁😀
@@FrugalTravellers oooo cool, can't wait.
@@cindybruin4888 That's always great to hear, thank you! ~ Mandy 🙏😁😀
Sushi bar feast for the eyes, think Lee needs to go to specksavers 🦆goose 😉 great vid as always 😎👍
The sushi bar was a veritable feast indeed! Well done for seeing the goose as I couldn't make it out clearly either 😀🤣 It's always so lovely to hear from you, revolt7, thank you for your great comment! ~ Mandy 😁😀
Oh wow! That octopus tile!!
I know! Those tiles are pretty amazing... we've seen them in a few towns now, with so many different designs! ~ Mandy 😀😁
I've studied in Évora over twenty years ago. It's definitely my favourite portuguese city. I love each stone, street, sound, corner and welcoming people. I'm glad you've enjoyed this wonderful portuguese gem.
We can see why you would love Évora so much. It has such a wonderful vibe. It was so atmospheric walking the old, cobbled backstreets which we'll show in another video. I bet student life was so much fun there. Thanks for watching 🙏😊 ~ Lee
@@FrugalTravellers it was, indeed, very special studying there. There are several spots through the city related to academical traditions. In Praça do Giraldo, for example, the "Coluna Maldita", where we were cursed if we passed behind it, the Sé Catedral is a major point to freshmen. Some of the essence has been lost through the years because of the tourism explosion. While I lived there, it had a significant amount of tourists, however Portugal, overall, had a boom and the identity of the country is being transformed. In spite of having visited Alentejo, in the 5th outubro street, you saw a Galo de Barcelos, whose history is almost 500 km to north. If you go to Azores, mainly in S. Miguel, you'll find it also. It doesn't make sense to me. Is just one simple example. It's not a portuguese problem, it's global, but what we are visiting is more and more a cosmetic operation to atract and please tourists. I don't go to Algarve very often, but when I'm there I feel I'm visiting another country. My instinct is almost of starting speak in english to someone understand me.
I want to believe that a great part of the visitors are really interested of knowing how Portugal really is, instead of just being layed down having sun bathes.
I'm waiting for the next videos. You waked my "saudade" of my warming Alentejo.
@@Patr1cia_Lemos Muito obrigado for all of this amazing information, Patricia. I'd never heard of the coluna maldita before. We could see that student life was very rich there. We try to look beyond the touristy facade of places and try to discover the true nature of a place. Évora was wonderful for this. 👍😊 ~ Lee
Loved your video, we are booked to go to Portugal in April to do a Camino from the Algarve to Evora then spend a week in
Lisbon before returning home.
That sounds wonderful, Clare! We hope you have an excellent time during your trip to Portugal in April! ~ Mandy 😀😁
Yayyy! So glad you found a sushi buffet🙌😍
Yayyy... sushi buffets are wonderful! Just wait, Julie... the next Évora video has an even better buffet restaurant! 😀😁😋 ~ Mandy
Another awesome video, thank you so much!! That Japanese restaurant looks amazing. Sushi AND Teppanyaki. What a treat. Love the Roman temple. That was so cool. It's always so mindblowing when you think about how old these structures are and they are still standing. Definitely have to get over to Evora. Can't wait for the next video!!
Aww, thank you so much! We always love to hear from you, Ladonna, and can so recommend visiting Évora! The Roman temple is absolutely stunning and I could sit there and admire it all day!
Speaking of sushi buffets, (which we love doing 😉) there's a new one in Peniche! We're looking forward to trying it, and will let you know what it's like 😀👍 ~ Mandy
My goodness, that Japanese place! Every bit of food looked amazing. I don't eat sushi but there was plenty to enjoy! I have to get to Evora, haven't been yet. Thank you for taking us around. I think I'll visit in the winter...less tourist.
I'm now dreaming of Samurai, Jen... I wish there was a sushi buffet within walking distance of Praia d'el Rey 😉😂 I would definitely recommend visiting Évora out of peak times, and especially noting summer when it's scorching hot! It will be interesting to hear your impressions when you do visit! ~ Mandy 😁😀
@@FrugalTravellers I'm soooo sorry Mandy ;)
I didn't eat out much during my 3 months in the area. I saved my money for gas in the car, ha ha. Only after I left I heard about a good Indian restaurant in Praia Areia Branca and a great pizza place in Ferrel. The Funky Donkey, it's supposed to be very good! Can't wait to find out for myself!! :)
I'll let you know what I think of Evora.
Have Eva & Michael invited you to stay on as permanent caregivers? ;) (Kidding) xx
@@JenShea Hahhha... we're certainly starting to feel part of the pack! Love looking after the huskies - they're amazing! You might be pleased to hear that there's a sushi buffet restaurant in Peniche! We're planning to pay it a visit when we're back housesitting the kitten in October/November as will then have the energy to walk the 11km to Peniche and get a taxi back... it's a bit tricky/tiring to do that when we're looking after Zeus and Mishka 😉
We're planning to go to Ferrel soon and might check out Funky Donkey as have heard so much about it. We'll keep an eye out for a place with a menu do dia, but I suspect our local cafe/bar is still the best value place in Ferrel 😁😀 ~ Mandy
Thank you for touring Evora. It is a beautiful city. Mandy and Lee did a good plowing through the large tourist crowd. I will check out the all you can sushi when we return next year. This is another fun and informative video.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Sue! It's always great to hear from you, and we're really pleased you enjoyed this video. The sushi buffet was an excellent find as Évora can be a little pricey, and you know how much we love buffets 😁😀 ~ Mandy
Always enjoy yall's videos - Fortunately to have found each other - ENjoy life
Thank you so much, Robert, for your lovely comment! We are always really happy to hear such wonderful feedback! ~ Mandy 😀😁
Estou conhecendo algo que nunca tinha visto, parabéns.
Obrigado, Antonio. E vamos mostrar mais vídeos de Évora em breve. 👍
Let me add a place to the must visit list: Fábrica dos Gelados, near Praça do Giraldo. These guys produce the best ice cream I’ve ever tasted. The flavours on offer are unique! Dom Rodrigo is my favourite. It’s a must stop place.
Thanks for the recommendation. ~ Mandy
Trabalhei e estudei na universidade de Évora. Moro na quinta da Vista Alegre. Vale a pena conhecerem.
A universidade lá parece muito bonita. mostramos o exterior em outro vídeo, mas há muito trabalho de restauração lá. Gostámos muito de Évora. 😍👍 ~ Lee
@@FrugalTravellers , impossível restaurar alguma coisa num edifício quinhentista! Foi fundada pelo cardeal D. Henrique. Tudo ali é original, desde o chão até ao tecto. Os azulejos das salas de aulas contam uma história.
Mandy and Lee, correct me if I'm wrong but Evora appears to be a very clean and people friendly city compared to the other cities you have highlighted.
Hi Mike. I've been wracking my brain, and I really don't think Évorais that budget friendly, but oh my word it's certainly one of the most overcrowded tourist places we've been to! Sure, there may not be much tagging, and the streets are quite clean, but Tomar and Caldas da Rainha etc have all had clean streets. For me personally, the Roman Temple is the huge attraction of Évora, and I would gladly go back to gaze upon it again! Was Évora on my list of favourite Portuguese cities... keep watching as there are 3 more videos for you to find out! ~ Mandy 😁😀
Another great video! Looks like another beautiful Portuguese town.
Thank you, Steve! We're so pleased you enjoyed this video, and yes, Évora certainly is a beautiful town! ~ Mandy 😀😁
Just one plate would do the two of us. I did not know about the park. Must add it to my notes. Looking forward to future episodes. It is a good thing that Churches have started to charge entrance fees. If one goes into a museum or art gallery one expects to pay a fee. The Churches are architectural, historical art galleries and people should pay to go inside and gawk.
Hi Christine. We love buffet restaurants, as you may have noticed... especially sushi ones with loads of fresh fruit for dessert! 😉🤣 It's a lovely park - we ended up going there a few times to relax in the shade. ~ Mandy 😀😁
very enjoyable video to watch, thank you! 😄
That's great to hear, Sam E. We're so pleased you enjoyed this video, and really appreciate your lovely comment! ~ Mandy 🙏😁
Thanks for the correct pronunciation of Evora. If you like ruins you should see Paestum and Segresta and Agrigento in Sicily.
Thank you for the great suggestion, Christine. We've never been to Sicily, but it's on the list! ~ Mandy 😁😀
“This hostel was excellent in so many ways, especially the helpfulness of the staff and the comfortable room. The females' bathroom was very well fitted out. Breakfast was simple but good.” Good review of the hostel Mandy. Wondered if there were any double rooms on the ground floor? Palacio de Dom Manuel
1495- 1521. Known as the Royal Palace of S Francisco because occupied the former vegetable garden of the Convento de S. Francisco. Only Ladies’ Gallery, remains built by D Manuel I. It was built first as a convent in the 13th century and then transformed into a royal residence in the 14th century. Vasco de Gama had audiences with the king here. 'What a lovely bandstand.
Thank you for the lovely compliment, Christine, and the great information! I can't remember if I mentioned the noise in the review? I know that comes up in the next (third) Évora video! The park, building and bandstand are all so lovely - it's an oasis during a hot sunny day, and just so close to the Old Town centre! ~ Mandy 😁😀
Welcome to my city !!!
And it's such a lovely city, Luis! ~ 😀😁 Mandy
We had a blast in Evora...Our hotel was on that souvenir shop street and we stayed up into the night on our balcony people watching! It was quite lively when we were there last August. That restaurant looked so good, but you do eat too much! Lol Lee! One thing I think you might've missed out on is going up to the top of the cathedral...Totally worth the price!! The other thing we did, but it requires a car is visit the prehistoric megalithic...Amazing! Great video!!
Haha. Thanks Tamara. We had a blast there too and will show more in some upcoming videos. Looks like we missed out on the view from the top of the cathedral. Maybe next time. We did eat quite well at the buffet. When we go to those we tend to eat well and not need to eat for the next 24 hours. 🤣🤣. I really wanted to go to see the megalithic site but found out there was no transport. Ver were going to walk the 7km each way but I was still quite sick so decided against it in the end.
Looks like we have a good reason to return one day! 😊 ~ Lee
there is another japanese resturant in évora called sukiya and its very good too
Thank you for sharing this local knowledge, Gabriel. Is it the same price as Samurai? ~ Mandy 😀😁
Sushi in Portugal? I guess its the same as Chinese food in Greece. It looked great!!! Great video.
Hello Pete. The Portuguese love fish, and introduced tempura to Japan, so it makes total sense to have sushi buffets in many towns and cities 😁😀 We love sushi buffets so it's win-win for us! ~ Mandy 😋👍
Venham conhecer Évora.
Sim vale a pena visitar esta bonita cidade
7:23 "the kiss" is the name of the sculpture
Thank you for that, Augusto. I searched online but couldn't find any information about it, so I appreciate you sharing this information! ~ Mandy 🙏😁
Hello Team MandyLee!
So Évora it is then? That sushi restaurant looks quite nice, I wouldn't mind trying it.
I really enjoyed them 3D tiles, next time I go to Portugal I'll probably get some.
Hoping you guys didn't leave Évora without visiting the Capela Dos Ossos. It is peculiar for sure!
Wishing the both of you a lovely weekend ✌️
Hello SERGIO - it's always so lovely to hear from you! Yes, we had an amazing 5 nights in Évora, and will have 3 more videos coming soon... maybe including the Chapel of the Bones 😉😁
I love those 3-D tiles! They're around €30-€34 each, but are pretty cool! We've seen them for sale in a few cities now, but this was the first time I've videoed them!
We're having a lovely chilled weekend with the huskies, and hope that you have a great weekend as well! ~ Mandy 😀😁
@@FrugalTravellers 34€ the 3D tile? Ouch.. That kinda hurts.
Huskies? you guys are still in Praia d'el Rey I guess.
Looking forward for the other Évora videos, catch u later 👍
It's actually not the "temple of Diana", as it was never proved to be dedicated do the goddess Diana, it's called, templo romano, or Roman temple.
Hello João. Thank you for taking the time to comment. Yes, I actually say exactly what you said in the video, and made sure I used the correct name in the title. It's such a catchy name though, so I can see why that's stuck! ~ Mandy 😀😁
The sculpture at Jardim de Diana is called "The Kiss".
Thank you, Helena. I tried to find information online when making the video but couldn't discover what it was called, or the sculptor's name. We appreciate you taking the time to share this information! ~ Mandy 😀😁
@@FrugalTravellers - The sculptor's name is Syoho Kitagawa and the official name of the sculpture is "La pleine lune s'abime dans la mer agitée" dated 1981.🙂
@@helenagracio7556 Thank you so much! I can normally find things online but really struggled to find this information. Thank you for sharing this with us all! ~ Mandy 🙏😁😀
The 3.50EU would have been worth it to see the chapel of bones. Go see the stone circles, older than stone henge and the egyptian pyramids, just outside of the east side of the city.
Hello Roy. The price has actually gone up, but keep watching to see if we visit the Chapel of Bones 😉 We would have loved to have visited the stone circles but unfortunately we ran out of time... it's a great reason to return to Évora one day! ~ Mandy 😀😁
@@FrugalTravellers Evora is indeed charming. Next weekend I will explore Castelo de Vide! Check it out!
@@royking7298 Looking forward to hearing about it! ~ Mandy
Love Evora, did you go to that place full of skulls?
Hello Captain! We loved Évora too... an amazing place! There will be 4 videos on Evora, so keep watching to find out more 😀😁 ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers of course! We were there in 2003 and that's about all I can remember about the place LOL
@@CaptainsChannel58That's so funny 😂🤣 For me, the iconic image of Évora is the Roman Temple... it's absolutely stunning! 😀😁 ~ Mandy