Why it deserves a visit
Built in the first century within Évora’s Roman forum, the monument preserves a raised podium and Corinthian colonnade that have become the city’s most recognisable Roman image.
What to look for
The granite-and-marble podium and Corinthian columns belonged to the forum of the Roman city. Their survival owes much to the structure’s incorporation into later buildings, including the slaughterhouse that occupied it for centuries.
Plan your visit
The temple is viewed from public space and has no interior visit. Read it as part of the former forum, together with the Frei Manuel do Cenáculo National Museum, the cathedral and Évora’s acropolis. The popular name “Temple of Diana” has no secure archaeological basis; current interpretation places the building within imperial cult and the monumental Roman civic centre.
The surviving podium and Corinthian columns belong to Évora’s Roman forum and were incorporated into later uses over centuries. View the monument from the public square and combine it with the nearby cathedral and museum.
