Nearest Pousadas:
- Alvito (41km)
- Torrão (43km)
- Arraiolos (27km)
- Estremoz (46km)
Interesting Places:
- Roman Temple of Diana
- Lóios Church
- Cathedral (Gothic)
- City Walls
- São Francisco Church (Ossuary Chapel)
- Évora and Sacred Art Museums
- Library
- University (Cloister)
- Giraldo's Square (16th Century Fountain)
- Cromeleque dos Almendres
- Grutas do Escoural
- Monsaraz village
- Évoramonte Castle
Fairs and Markets:
- São João Fair
- Traditional Market (Évora)
- Our lady of Aires (Viana do Alentejo)
Pousada History:
The building where the Pousada dos Lóios is located is the former Monastery of the S. João Evangelista or the Lóios Congregation. Founded on 1485 by D. Rodrigo Melo, 1st Olivença´s Count and constructed with the demand of D. João II, in grounds where part of the Evora’s Castle, with Arabian origins, had existed.
Of this castle there only are some ruins, because it was destroyed by a fire in the revolution of 1383-85 that delineates the battles of the D. Joao’s supporters, who would became king.
In the 18th century, took place the reconstruction of the monastery ordered by the Priest Mestre José de Santa Marta, since it was in a very bad state, a consequence of the earthquake of 1755 that destroyed the building and the city of Évora.
With the royal order, on 1834, to close all the Monasteries and Convents of Portugal, this Monastery became inhabited for a long time.
On 1965, after the necessary remodelling and adaptations, the Monastery opens its doors again as a Pousada de Portugal.
A particularity: the rooms ate in the former cells of the Cónegos Regrantes (the congregation faithfull), being all different from each other.