Royal Palace of Évora

Local namePalácio de Dom Manuel
LocationÉvora, Portugal

The Royal Palace of Évora, also known as the Royal Palace of São Francisco and the Palace of King Manuel I, is a former royal residence of the Kings of Portugal, in Évora, the capital of Alentejo.

The palace has its origins in a convent built in the 13th century. During the 14th century, the convent came under royal use when the royal family was in the Alentejo, but only became a proper palace under the reign of King John I, who used it as a personal retreat from the court. It became a royal palace during King Afonso V's reign, though it was the successive reigns of King John II and Manuel I that turned the originally ordinary palace into a grandiose renaissance palace, truly fit for a king. Over the centuries, the palace fell prey to war, decay, and urban redevelopment, which destroyed nearly all of the palace, with only a few segments of the palace still existing.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_Évora

Email cmevora@cm-evora.pt

Address 4 Rua 24 de Julho, Évora 7000673, Portugal

Coordinates 38°34'4.047" N -7°54'33.291" E

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