Dukes of Cadaval Palace
The exibitions
Guillaume Pelloux
Archivist by profession, Guillaume Pelloux has always had a fascination for history, for royal characters, but also by the appearance of fashion, the beauty of bodies, by focus on the stars.
Read more...Eurico Lino do Vale
Developed throughout 2006 and early 2007, the tombs of the kings of Portugal is one of Lino do Vale’s most profound and extreme work.
Read more...Paul Lisak
Paul Lisak has developed a consistent and personal practice in both music and painting, inspired by science, mythology and theology. Read more...The Festival Évora Clássica
In 1994, the Duchess of Cadaval started an annual music festival in the Dukes of Cadaval Palace, along with her two daughters. Over five days in early July, Évora Clássical Festival settles in the historic city of Evora.
Church
The Duke of Cadaval Palace Church, called Saint John the Evangelist, is considerd to be one of the most beautifull private churches in Portugal. This Church was completely restored in 1957 to its former glory by Dom Jaime, the 10th Duke of Cadaval.
The Saint John the Evangelist Church was founded in 1485. You enter by a Gothic porch of the fifteenth century along with a tombstone-shaped canopy, with the inscription of its foundation and with the coat of arms of its founder, D. Rodrigo de Melo, 1st Earl of Olivenza.