Pousada Convento Évora

Sleeping in a convent beside the temple

The Pousada Convento Évora, also called Pousada dos Lóios, occupies the former Lóios convent, at Largo Conde Vila-Flor, opposite the Roman temple and a few steps from the cathedral. It keeps the cloister and much of the original architecture, and the rooms are the monks' old cells, almost all different from one another.

Rooms, pool and restaurant

There are seven room types: from the Cozy, the smallest, from €83 a night according to its website, to suites for three or four people; the Superior Family takes two adults and a child. The pool is in the inner courtyard, between the cloisters, with sun loungers. The Loios restaurant occupies the former refectory: it serves breakfast from 8:00 to 11:00 and dinner from 19:30 to 22:00; at midday there are light meals at the bar, from 12:30 to 15:00. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00.

Getting there and parking

It is at the top of the historic centre, inside the wall. From Badajoz you arrive by the A6 in a little over an hour; follow the signs to the Roman temple and ask at reservations about parking, because inside the wall many streets are restricted. On foot you have the whole centre: Praça do Giraldo five minutes away and the Chapel of Bones ten.