Our first stop today was Arraiolos, famous for its carpets. It was a great little place with a small town square. The wet area has numerous small fountains that turn on and off in patterns.
Embroidered carpet making was well established in Arraiolos by the seventeenth century. Wool dyeing here was active between the thirteenth and late fifteenth centuries in the town square.
The carpets are hand embroidered in merino wool.
We then went on to Evora, which has a history dating back more than five millennia. It is still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and has a large number of monuments dating from various historical periods, including a Roman Temple and an aquaduct. I wish we had had more time here.
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