Start your tour at Praça do Giraldo, the central square in Évora with its 16th-century arcades and fountain dating from 1570 where cafes occupy the ground floors of surrounding buildings.
From the square, head north along Rua Cinco de Outubro past shops and historic facades to reach the Templo Romano de Évora also known as the Temple of Diana, the Corinthian columns from the 1st or 2nd century AD standing on a raised platform in an open area.
Continue a short distance to the Sé de Évora or Cathedral of Évora adjacent to the temple, the Gothic structure begun in 1186 with twin towers and a main portal featuring sculpted figures from the 13th and 14th centuries.
Proceed along the side streets or through the nearby Largo do Marquês de Marialva to the Igreja de São Francisco, the late Gothic church from the end of the 15th century with its Manueline portal.
Enter the attached Capela dos Ossos or Chapel of Bones built in the 16th century and lined with human bones and skulls arranged in patterns on the walls and ceiling.
Return through the streets towards the centre passing whitewashed houses and stone doorways typical of the historic quarter.
The route stays within the compact UNESCO-listed historic centre of Évora with its medieval and Renaissance architecture and covers about one and a half kilometres in total with a duration of around one hour at a moderate pace.
End at the Aqueduto da Água de Prata near the western edge of the old town, the 16th-century aqueduct constructed between 1531 and 1537 with tall arches that once carried water into the city centre over several kilometres.
