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Walls, Bones and Water – Evora

07/07/18 – 08/07/18 Evora, Alentejo Evora, this tiny city about an hour inland from Libson is definitely worth a detour for a day, if you are in that part of the country.  The entire historic centre is very well preserved behind the fortified wall, built by the Romans. We arrived in the stifling mid afternoon sun around 4pm and got parked up in a grotty carpark right under the aqueduct that stretches 9 km to the northwest. Enough time then for me to use the aluminium tape we bought at the DIY store and try and seal around the back of the fridge to stop any potentially deadly fumes coming in. About an half an hour later and I had taped all I could but still the smell of fumes in the Moho, so we headed out into town making sure the rooflights were fully open. There are only a few access points in and out of the historic centre for obvious reasons, but luckily for us, there was an entrance not too far away from where we had parked. Once through, apart from the cars and the modern...