Roman Recycling

It's hard to miss Evora's Roman Temple, sitting as it does in the middle of the town square. What's amazing is how well-preserved it is, more intact than many of the Roman ruins in Rome, thanks to being covered for centuries, first as a fortress and then as a slaughterhouse.

Scattered throughout the city are other ancient surprises, like the Roman baths tucked away in a corner of the Town Hall, which flash into view courtesy of motion-detected lighting. (They were discovered during a remodel in 1987.)  

Or these paving stones, irregularly shaped and polished to a high gloss from almost two millennia of use.

This is a town that honors the past ... and also recycles it.