Cerca romana e árabe

Cerca romana e árabe is an archaeological site in União das freguesias de Évora (São Mamede, Sé, São Pedro e Santo Antão), Évora Municipality, Évora. Cerca romana e árabe is situated nearby to the government office Direção Regional de Cultura do Alentejo, as well as near Burgos Guest House.

Photo: Nmmacedo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: building in Évora, Évora District, Portugal
Also known as: “Cerca Velha”, “Muralhas de Évora (da cerca romana e árabe)”, and “Roman wall and houses”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chafariz da Praça do Giraldo and Caixa de água da Rua Nova.

Chafariz da Praça do Giraldo

Fountain

Chafariz da Praça do Giraldo

Photo: JMiguelSoares, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chafariz da Praça do Giraldo is a fountain.

Caixa de água da Rua Nova

Aqueduct

Caixa de água da Rua Nova

Photo: JMiguelSoares, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Caixa de água da Rua Nova is an aqueduct.

Chapel of Bones

Museum

Chapel of Bones

Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Capela dos Ossos is a monument in Évora, Portugal. It is a small interior chapel located next to the entrance of the Church of St. Francis. The Chapel gets its name because the interior walls are covered and decorated with human skulls and bones. Chapel of Bones is situated 290 metres south of Cerca romana e árabe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canaviais.

Canaviais

Village

Photo: Zedomacho, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canaviais is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Cerca romana e árabe.

Cerca romana e árabe

Categories: defensive wall, Roman archaeological site, cultural heritage, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: União das freguesias de Évora (São Mamede, Sé, São Pedro e Santo Antão), Évora Municipality, Évora, Alto Alentejo, Alentejo, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.57134° or 38° 34′ 17″ north

Longitude

-7.90909° or 7° 54′ 33″ west

Open location code

8CCJH3CR+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Cerca romana e árabe” goes by many names.

German: “römische und arabische Mauer”
German: “Römische und arabische Mauer”
Hebrew: “חומות אבורה”
Portuguese: “Cerca Velha de Évora”
Portuguese: “Muralhas de Evora (da cerca romana e arabe)”
Portuguese: “Muralhas de Évora (da cerca romana e árabe)”
Portuguese: “Muralhas de Évora”

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Highlights include Direção Regional de Cultura do Alentejo and Burgos Guest House.

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