Tourist Guide Elvas
April 18, 2010 by Castile
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Elvas is a monumental city and a few Portuguese towns have so well preserved historic center. The traveler who sees the city by far is impressed with its mighty fortifications, but suspect the artistic richness of its historical center. Its fortifications are the largest set bastions of the world and are candidates for World Heritage of Humanity. Required to visit sites in the county of Elvas Elvas History Center (***)-Church of Our (Read Full Article)
Church of Our Lady of Consolation (Dominicas) (Elvas) (*)
April 17, 2010 by Castile
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Did you know ... the church of Dominicas in Elvas, stands in place of a Templar chapel dedicated to Mary Magdalene and that its unusual octagonal shape reminds us of the Rotunda of the Church of Christ in Tomar Convent (*****) ? This small chapel that is an overlooked gem of the Portuguese in the back of the Cathedral of Elvas (**) was part of a convent founded in 1528, but the church building itself would result between 1543 and 1557. With the construction of a new chancel (Read Full Article)
Aqueduct Amoreira (Elvas) (**)
April 14, 2010 by Castile
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Did you know ... the Aqueduct Amoreira is a monumental work by the architect Francisco de Arruda and brand, so impressive, the landscape of the city of Elvas? It was King John III, who ordered its construction in 1537 due to constant problems of water shortage affecting Elvas. With this notable are three aqueducts that we have in Portugal - the other two are the Free Waters (***) in Lisbon and Pegões Altos (**) in Tomar. The reader agrees? The (Read Full Article)
Estalagem Quinta de Santo Antonio where the Alentejo embraces the baroque scholarship (Elvas) (Article sponsored)
February 25, 2010 by Castile
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Elvas is the most beautiful cities in the Alentejo because it has a rich architectural heritage, especially its monumental historical center (***) and for its military fortresses (***), which are candidates for World Heritage. Elvas is located optimally Hotel Quinta de Santo António rated with 5 stars. Wading in the Alentejo plain, here with many oaks and azinheiros, his spirit is both rural and erudite, with its (Read Full Article)
