Lóios Church & Cadaval Palace
Igreja dos Lóios / Palácio dos Duques de Cadaval
A private family church beside the Roman Temple, its walls covered with 18th-century blue-and-white tile murals, with a bone storage vault beneath the floor.
The Church of St. John the Evangelist, commonly known as the Lóios Church, belongs to the Cadaval ducal family and is still privately owned. Its interior walls are covered with a full set of blue-and-white tile murals painted in 1711 by Antonio de Oliveira Bernardes. Through removable floor panels, you can see an old bone storage vault and water cistern. The adjoining Cadaval Palace has some public exhibition rooms open to visitors, and the former monastery next door is now a state-run historic hotel (pousada). Admission is about 5 to 8 euros, and the church is often closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun, approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Roman Temple of Évora
- Évora Museum (Frei Manuel do Cenáculo)
- Évora Cathedral
- University of Évora (Colégio do Espírito Santo)
- Praça do Giraldo
- Chapel of Bones
- Public Garden & Palace of King Manuel
- Água de Prata Aqueduct