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Running for 5km, the fortifications of Elvas are one of the most accomplished examples of Portuguese military architecture of the 17C. Best explored on foot, they are constructed in accordance with the techniques of the great military engineer Vauban; the fortified gates, the ditches, the curtain wall and the bastions form a defensive system completed to the south by Santa Luzia fort (17C), and, to the north by Graça fort (18C).
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide460 m - Largo Santa Clara, 7350 Elvas
- The Green Guide474 m - Praça da Republica, 7350 Elvas
- The Green Guide485 m - Largo de Santa Clara, 7350 Elvas
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €96Terraços de Elvas II297 m - Praça 25 de Abril nº 20A, 7350-122 Elvas
- From €60Hotel Sao Joao De Deus by RIDAN Hotels337 m - Largo São João de Deus, 1, 7350-200 Elvas
- From €50Hotel D. Luis - Elvas353 m - Av. de Badajoz, 7350-903 Elvas
More hotels in Elvas
Where to eatnearby
- Tchê GaúchoAround€181.42 Km - R. Paco Bandeira 1A, 7350 Elvas
- Muerde la Pasta El FaroAround€1312.7 Km - Av. de Elvas, s/n, 06006 Badajoz
- A BolotaAround€2515.8 Km - R. Madre Teresa (Terrugem de Elvas), 7350 Terrugem
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