Palace · 15th c. (Afonso V); Manueline gallery
Palace of King Manuel (Galeria das Damas)
Palácio de D. Manuel / Paços de Évora
In this palace Vasco da Gama is invested with command of the fleet for the sea route to India.
Stories
Gil Vicente plays for the queens 16th c.
Gil Vicente stages six of his plays here for Queens Maria and Catarina.
Only the ladies' gallery survives 1834
After 1834 the palace is sold and demolished; only the Galeria das Damas survives, as an army depot.
Reopened 2021
After a 1.3 million euro renovation the gallery reopens with an interpretation centre.
Vasco da Gama gets his command late 15th c.
In this palace Vasco da Gama is invested with command of the fleet for the sea route to India.
Palace of King Manuel (Galeria das Damas) on the map of Évora