After Nazare, Coimbra, and Obidos, we headed to Evora, about 1.5 hours east of Lisbon. It’s a fascinating little town, with a walled in city center. It’s got a lot of history and culture, but is predominately comprised of older folks (60+) and college age students, thanks to the towns university. To say I was the only 30 something Asian in the town would not be an exaggeration.
But I still loved it! It reminded me of Oxford – my other favorite small European town. Cobblestone streets and tiny mom and pops shops.
And did I mention the roman forum?
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that was unexpected (except it was….since I’d read about it before coming). And the church that lets you walk on its roof.
Or the warm chestnuts! We’d never had them but were hungry. And since every single person in the town square was eating them, we got a bag. Kinda tasty! Not as good as a cashew, but they did the trick and were an excellent source of protein!
Turns out almost everything in Evora is closed on Sundays, so we did a lot of walking and exploring. We ended the night at one of only 3 (or so) restaurants open on Sunday. And ate a bowl of rice stew that could have easily fed a family of 4. The diet starts Monday (After thanksgiving:))!