Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Entertainment
For theatre, film, concerts and art expositions, stop in at the imaginative cultural centre
So-
ciedade Harmonia Eborense
(
266 746 874; Praça do Giraldo 72)
to see what's on.
Shopping
Rua 5 de Outubro has rows of
artesanatos
(handicrafts shops) selling pottery, knick-
knacks and cork products. A couple of shops in the modern
mercado municipal
sell pot-
tery. On the second Tuesday of each month a vast open-air market sprawls across the big
Rossio de São Brás, just outside the walls south of Rua da República.
Montsobro
ARTS & CRAFTS
(
www.montsobro.com
; Rua 5 de Outubro 66)
One of many shops along Rua 5 de Outubro, this was
the first - and is still one of the best - that sells cork products.
Feiras no Largo
(Praça 1 de Maio; 8am-2pm Sat & Sun)
Each weekend sees the Feiras no Largo, one of four dif-
ferent markets - antiquities, used books and collectables, art and
artesenato
.
MARKET
Livraria Nazareth
BOOKS
( 266 741 702; Praça do Giraldo 46)
Head up the stairs of Évora's oldest shop for maps, includ-
ing
Alentejo & Évora
(€4.95), and some books in English.
Information
EMERGENCY & MEDICAL SERVICES
266 740 100; Largo Senhor da Pobraza)
East of the centre; Évora's public
Évora District Hospital
(
hospital.
Misericordia Hospital
(Hospital da Misericordia; 266 760 630;
www.hmevora.pt
; Estrada de Viana)
Évora's
private hospital is a couple of kilometres south of town; it's good for emergencies.
266 160 450; Rua Francisco Soares Lusitano)
Near the Templo Romano.
PSP Police Station
(
INTERNET ACCESS
