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Wise Pilgrim APPViana do Alentejo is a pleasant town with a historic castle and good supermarkets. Given that there are few, if any, accommodation options between here and Evora, it's the obvious place to spend the night.
The castle receptionist was responsible for way-marking the stage leading into Viana do Alentejo and is a good source of information about the camino, besides having an official stamp. Although the castle walls and towers can be appreciated from outside, it's worth paying to enter to see the striking Manueline portal of one of the two churches inside.
Viana has basic services — supermarkets, cafes, accommodation, and a pharmacy.
The camino to Evora is a tough stage of 36 km, including 15 km on a busy road (the N254) after Aguiar, possibly with no shoulder to walk on depending on how recently the roadside weeds have been cut. An unofficial option to break up this stage and avoid the difficult road stretch would be to head northwest from Viana do Alentejo on the N257 and join the N380. This would still entail road walking, but the N380 is a secondary road and there are accommodation options to break up the stage, unlike on the N254.
