Barrocal

Barrocal is a farm in União das freguesias de Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, Évora Municipality, Évora. Barrocal is situated nearby to the nature reserve Roman villa of Tourega, as well as near the village Valverde.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antas do Barrocal and Roman villa of Tourega.

Antas do Barrocal

Archaeological site

The Antas do Barrocal, also known as the Antas Herdade do Barrocal, are a set Neolithic dolmens, or megalithic funeral chambers, at Monte do Barrocal, in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega, in the Évora District of the Alentejo region of Portugal. Antas do Barrocal is situated 420 metres southwest of Barrocal.

Roman villa of Tourega

Nature reserve

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Roman villa of Tourega is in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega in the Évora District of the Alentejo region of Portugal. During Roman occupation of Portugal it was part of the province of Lusitania, situated a few kilometers to the southwest of Civitas Ebora Liberalitas Julia, the modern-day Evora. Roman villa of Tourega is situated 2½ km southwest of Barrocal.

Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro

Archaeological site

Photo: Nemracc, CC BY 3.0.

The Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro is a megalithic monument located in Nossa Senhora da Tourega, near Valverde, in the municipality of Évora, considered one of the biggest such structures in Iberia. Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro is situated 3½ km north of Barrocal.