The area a few miles west of the attractive World Heritage city of Evora (70 mls SE of Lisbon) is well worth a visit for its amazing megalithic sites – precursors of the better-known ones in Brittany and the United Kingdom. Best of all is Os Almendres, where 92 stones are spread over a sloping hillside; it's the Iberian peninsula's largest and most impressive stone circle. Nearby is a single standing stone (Menhir) and in the same area are caves that were lived in 50,000 years ago, complete with rock art (Grutas do Escoural), and a large dolmen, or burial chamber, the Anta Grande de Zambujeiro. All are hidden away down tracks in this remote unspoiled countryside, adding to the sense of isolation and magic. Further south there are also good remains of Roman villas at São Cucufate, and at Pisoes west of Beja.

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