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Palace of the Counts of Basto

Palácio dos Condes de Basto, Paço de São Miguel da Freiria, Palácio do Pátio de São Miguel

A primitive Moorish castle and later residence of the Afonsine dynastic kings. Its outer architecture displays features of Gothic, Manueline, Mudéjar and Renaissance styles.

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Lóios Convent and Church
Igreja dos Lóios
Built in the 15th century, contains a number of tombs; the church and the cloister are Gothic in style, with a Manueline chapterhouse with a magnificent portal. The church interior is covered in azulejos (ceramic tiles) from the 18th century. In 1965 it has been converted into a top-end pousada.
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Cathedral of Évora
Basílica Sé de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Catedral de Évora, Sé de Évora
Mainly built between 1280 and 1340, it is one of the most important gothic monuments of Portugal. The cathedral has a notable main portal with statues of the Apostles (around 1335) and a beautiful nave and cloister. One transept chapel is Manueline and the outstanding main chapel is Baroque. The pipeorgan and choir stalls are renaissance (around 1566).
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Holy Spirit College of the Order of Christ
Colégio do Espírito Santo, Colégio da Companhia de Jesus, Universidade de Évora
Today a nucleus of the University of Évora, the former Jesuit college was ordered constructed by Cardinal-King Henrique in 1559, and includes 16th-century Mannerist elements, in addition to academic buildings constructed between the 17th-18th century (including cloister).
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Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval
Paço dos Duques de Cadaval, Palácio dos Duques de Cadaval
a 17th-century palace, built from the remains of an old castle (burnt down in 1384), and later serving as Governors and Royal residences. The palace includes Manueline-Moorish architectural elements (including the Tower of the Five Shields), and whose first-floor houses a collection of manuscripts, family portraits and religious art from the 16th century.