Place: Elvas, Portugal
Weather: Mainly sunny, 52/80F
Route: From Seville 243 km NNW on A-66.
Significance: Elvas was an important border town on the Portugal/Spain border. Most of the fortifications of the town were built from the 17th to 19th centuries. A large aqueduct was built during that time to help the town withstand sieges.
Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
Aerial view of town and fortifications (from whc.unesco.org)
Amoreira Aqueduct (from whc.unesco.org)
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