Almendres Cromlech and Anta Grande do Zambujeiro

Megaliths · 1–3 h · Almost a hundred monoliths in a cork-oak grove 16 km from Évora · Open access, or with an archaeologist from €30

InformationOpen access

Price: Open access
Duration: 1 h 30
Season: All year; best at dawn or dusk
Who it's for: Everyone; the last stretch is a dirt track
With a dog: On a lead; open-air site

About 16 km west of Évora, beside the village of Guadalupe, almost a hundred granite monoliths form one of the largest megalithic complexes in the Iberian Peninsula. There is no ticket office and the last stretch is a dirt track that a normal car can drive slowly. If you want to understand it, Ebora Megalithica runs a three-hour visit with an archaeologist that adds the Anta Grande do Zambujeiro, a nearby giant dolmen.

As a familyWith teenagersWith a dog

Who runs it

Ebora MegalithicaArchaeologist-led guided visit to the Almendres and the Anta Grande do Zambujeiro From €30 per person · 3 h · All year, morning or afternoon Visit their website

Directions See all of Évora

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

Adega do Alentejano restaurant

Restaurant · Évora · €€€€

What to order: the Alentejo dish of the day and a house wine; go for lunch, which is quieter at midday.

O Antão Restaurant

Restaurant · Évora · €€€€

What to order: the Alentejo dish of the day; if the weather is good, ask for a table in the courtyard by the well.

Café Alentejo Restaurante

Restaurant · Évora · €€€€

What to order: the Alentejo cooking on the menu; book for dinner.

To stay nearby

The pool and garden of the hotel with the aqueduct arches behind

M'AR De AR Aqueduto

Beside the aqueduct · Outdoor, children's and indoor pools · Spa · Garage

Why we like it: A five-star hotel beside the Água de Prata aqueduct, with outdoor and indoor pools, spa, restaurant and a garage inside the centre of Évora.

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The pool in the courtyard of the former convent

Pousada Convento Évora

Beside the Roman temple · Former convent with cloister · Pool in the courtyard · Loios restaurant

Why we like it: A hotel in the former Lóios convent, beside the Roman temple: rooms in the monks' cells, a cloister and a pool in the courtyard.

From €83 / night View details

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Itineraries

Features in these plans

Day itinerary Évora: megaliths with an archaeologist Évora · 4 stops

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