Some historic vestigious of human ocupation of Évora city since the superior paleolithic are known, and we can find hundreds of megalithic monuments around the city.

The latin municipality was created in the year 59 B.C by  the Roman Ceasar August with the name of  “Liberalitas Julia”.

It was colonized by the arabs during five centuries, and was conquered by Giraldo Sem Pavor in 1165 A.C and integrated in the kingdom of Portugal.

In Évora was made strong resistance to the Castela ocupation and to the french invasions.

In the XV and XVI centuries  the city was the bases of the monarchie during larges periods of time, being built some palaces, convents, churches, was created the University and the Aqueduct was built, to provide water to the city.The main monuments are the Cathredral, the Roman Temple and the University.

Between all the monuments are distinguished, the Cathedral, the Roman temple and de University

The city  has at the present time about 50000 inhabitants being a modern city, with an important historic center that was classified by UNESCO as World Heritage.