Evoramonte is a civil parish in the municipality of Estremoz in the Alentejo Central subregion of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 569, in an area of 99.38 km².
Dominating the Alentejo plain, on top of a hill with 481 meters of altitude, appears the Castle of Evoramonte, a village that distinguished itself in the history of contemporary Portugal for having signed the Convention there, which on 26 May 1834, restored Peace in Portugal, after several years of bloody civil war between liberals and absolutists.
Little is known about its foundation. It was probably conquered from the Moors by King D. Afonso Henriques, in 1166.
In 1306, aiming to protect the village and its inhabitants, King D. Dinis ordered the construction of the medieval walls, which still exist today, and maintain their four arched warhead doors, from the time of the foundation.
In February 1531 the village was shaken by a violent earthquake that almost completely destroyed its medieval structures.
As an affirmation of the power of the Casa de Bragança, at the time, the walls were reinforced with cylindrical bastions, and the imposing Torre / Paço Ducal was erected, right after the earthquake.
A steep, paved footpath leads from the small, picturesque village up to the castle. The Roman fort was further developed by the Moors into an Alcázar, which was converted into a Gothic fort, the Castelo, by the Portuguese after the Portuguese Reconquista. This massive symmetrical castle with four corner towers, reminiscent of a medieval keep, has three storeys. From above you have an excellent view of large parts of the Alentejo, weather permitting. Two stone ropes running around the facade and tied with a knot in the middle of the facade have symbolic meaning: The lords of the castle came from the Portuguese royal house of Bragança, whose motto "Depois vós, nós" (after you, we) with the double meaning of the Portuguese word "nós " plays: nós means both we and knot. The church (Igreja Matriz) from the 15th century stands out due to the unconventional design of the bell tower. The Igreja da Misericórdia from the 16th century is completely clad inside with tiles (azulejos).
