Fortress · 3rd c. Roman; 14th c.; 17th c. bastions
City walls of Évora (Roman, medieval and 17th-century)
Muralhas e fossos de Évora
In troubled times the Romans ring the city with a wall of about 1,080 m and four gates.
Stories
A Roman wall of four gates 3rd c.
In troubled times the Romans ring the city with a wall of about 1,080 m and four gates.
King Dinis's bigger wall 14th c.
A new wall circuit is built under King Dinis as the city outgrows the Moorish enclosure.
Bastions in the Vauban style 17th c.
During the Restoration wars Nicolas de Langres designs a Vauban-style wall.
City walls of Évora (Roman, medieval and 17th-century) on the map of Évora