Almendres Cromlech

The Cromlech of the Almendres is a megalithic complex, located 4.5 road km WSW of the village of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, municipality of Évora, in the Portuguese Alentejo.

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Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Tourist attraction
Description: stone circle in Évora, Portugal
Also known as: “Almendras”, “Alto das Pedras Talhas”, “Cromeleque na Herdade dos Almendres”, “Cromlech of the Almendres”, and “Recinto Megalítico dos Almendres”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Menir dos Almendres and Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Boa Fé.

Menir dos Almendres

Archaeological site

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Menir dos Almendres is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Almendres Cromlech.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Boa Fé

Church

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The Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Boa Fé is a church in Nossa Senhora da Boa Fé, Évora, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument. Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Boa Fé is situated 2½ km west of Almendres Cromlech.

Castle of Geraldo

Archaeological site

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The Castle of Geraldo is a ruined medieval castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in the municipality of Évora, in the Portuguese district of Évora. Castle of Geraldo is situated 3½ km southeast of Almendres Cromlech.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valverde and Santiago do Escoural.

Valverde

Village

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Valverde is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Almendres Cromlech.

Santiago do Escoural

Town

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Santiago do Escoural, also referred to simply as Escoural, is a civil parish in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, in the district of Èvora, Portugal. Santiago do Escoural is situated 9 km west of Almendres Cromlech.

Almendres Cromlech

Categories: stone circle, cultural heritage, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: União das freguesias de Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, Évora Municipality, Évora, Alto Alentejo, Alentejo, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.55749° or 38° 33′ 27″ north

Longitude

-8.06117° or 8° 3′ 40″ west

Open location code

8CCHHW4Q+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 312396995

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q1969432

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Almendres Cromlech” goes by many names.

Basque: “Almendrondoetako harrespila”
Basque: “Arbendolondoetako harrespila”
Catalan: “Cromlec dos Almendres”
Catalan: “Cròmlech d’Almendres”
Czech: “kromlech Almendres”
Czech: “Kromlech Almendres”
Dutch: “Cromeleque dos Almendres”
French: “Cromlech d’Almendres”
French: “cromlech des Almendres”
French: “Cromlech des Almendres”
Galician: “Crómlech dos Almendres”
German: “Almendres”
German: “Cro no município meleque dos Almendres”
Hebrew: “אלמנדרס קרומלך”
Italian: “Almendres Cromlech”
Italian: “Cromlech di Almendres”
Portuguese: “Cromeleque dos Almendres”
Portuguese: “Pedras dos Almendres”
Russian: “Алмендриш”
Spanish: “Cromlech de los Almendros”
Spanish: “Crómlech de los Almendros”
Ukrainian: “Кромлех Альмендреш”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Menir Almendres 20 and Menir de Vale de Cardos.

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