Portalegre, Portugal · Europe
Elvas sits on the route: 20 minutes from Badajoz, 60km from Marvao.
Elvas is a town located in Portalegre, Portugal. With a population of 9,904, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Elvas sits in Portugal, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Lisbon time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Elvas to your route.
Elvas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛlvɐʃ] ), officially the City of Elvas (Portuguese: Cidade de Elvas), is a Portuguese municipality, former episcopal city and frontier fortress of easternmost central Portugal, located in the district of Portalegre in Alentejo. It is situated about 200 kilometres (120 mi) east ofRead more
Lisbon, and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the Spanish fortress of Badajoz, by the Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon railway. The municipality population as of 2011 was 23,078, in an area of 631.29 square kilometres (243.74 sq mi). The city itself had a population of 16,640 as of 2011.
Elvas is among the finest examples of intensive usage of the trace italienne (star fort) in military architecture, and has been a World Heritage Site since 30 June 2012. The inscribed site name is Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications.
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Elvas is located in Portalegre, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 38.8815 latitude, -7.1628 longitude.
Elvas has a population of approximately 9,904 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Whitewashed medieval village sealed inside castle walls on a hill above the vast Alqueva reservoir, its schist lanes ending at a keep with lake views to Spain. The surrounding Dark Sky Alqueva reserve makes it a stargazing base.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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A tiny medieval walled village spectacularly perched atop a granite crag in the Serra de Sao Mamede, near the Spanish border.
60 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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