Viana do Alentejo, just 27 km from Évora, is a traditional Alentejo village. From the center of town, The Republic Square, where the Old Town Hall sits, can be seen XVII century buildings and inclusive a fountain of Renaissance inspiration dating from the eighteenth century. Another point of interest of the town is a convent of the XVI century, where nuns of the Franciscan order lived. Already in the nineteenth century the building hosted, according to the Town Hall, the first nursery in the country. Before leaving the town you should find out it's culinary secrets. Why not start with some "Amores de Viana?
O que fazer
- Castelo de Viana do Alentejo (séc. XIV)
- Mother Church (be sure to enjoy it's windows)
- Chapel of St. Sebastian
- The Convent of Jesus ruins
- Shrine of Our Lady of Aires (séc. XVIII)
- Convento da Esperança (séc. XVI)
- Évora (World Heritage city) 27 km away