Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Évora, Portugal

Druk — Christmas holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Olive harvest (1 nov – 31 jan (meestal)), Christmas garden and lights (5 dec – 1 jan (meestal))

Druk — Carnival holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

• Natuur

  Alentejo spring

  1 mrt – 30 apr · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The plain is green for eight weeks a year and this is them: poppies between the cork oaks, storks on every chimney and the walking round the megaliths at its easiest.

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a national holiday and Easter Sunday a day for family lunches. Many Portuguese take the week around it off, so hotels fill and rates rise for the first busy spell of the year, and some shops and museums close on Friday and Sunday. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Alentejo spring (1 mrt – 30 apr (meestal)), Easter week (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Cork stripping

  15 mei – 31 aug · meestalOogsttijd

  Bark comes off the montado by hand through the hot months and the stripped trunks go raw orange, with the year painted on each one. It only happens to a given tree once in nine years.

Topdrukte — Feira de Sao Joao, Summer holidays in Portugal

• Risico

  Wildfire season

  15 jun – 30 sep · meestalRookseizoen

  The cork and eucalyptus country around the city carries fire risk all summer, and a bad week puts haze over the plain and closes rural roads at short notice. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Feira de Sao Joao

  18 jun – 2 jul · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  The Alentejo's biggest fair takes over the Rossio for about ten days around 24 June, part livestock market and part cante alentejano and grilled meat until late. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Alentejo summer heat

  20 jun – 5 sepExtreme hitte

  The interior of southern Portugal runs hotter than the coast by a wide margin and the walled town has no shade to speak of at midday. Everything worth seeing is best done before ten. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cork stripping (15 mei – 31 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Feira de Sao Joao, Summer holidays in Portugal

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cork stripping (15 mei – 31 aug (meestal)), Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Feira de Sao Joao (18 jun – 2 jul (meestal)), Alentejo summer heat (20 jun – 5 sep)

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Alentejo grape harvest

  15 aug – 5 okt · meestal

  The vintage starts early down here, often in the second half of August, and the estates around the city open for it. Talha wine in clay pots is the local peculiarity.

Nog steeds bezig: Cork stripping (15 mei – 31 aug (meestal)), Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Alentejo summer heat (20 jun – 5 sep)

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Alentejo summer heat (20 jun – 5 sep), Alentejo grape harvest (15 aug – 5 okt (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Alentejo grape harvest (15 aug – 5 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Olive harvest

  1 nov – 31 jan · meestal

  Alentejo produces most of Portugal's olive oil, and from late October the mills around Evora run day and night. Estates offer tastings of the new oil and walks through the groves. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Sao Martinho

  11 novReligieus feest

  Saint Martin's Day is marked with a magusto: chestnuts roasted over fires and the first young wine or agua-pe of the year, in tascas, schools and village squares. Bron ↗

Druk — Christmas holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Christmas garden and lights

  5 dec – 1 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  The historic centre is lit from early December with the tree in Praca do Giraldo, and the public garden hosts a Christmas market of crafts and Alentejo food in the second half of the month. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Olive harvest (1 nov – 31 jan (meestal))