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Aqueduto da Amoreira, Elvas
A 16th-century aqueduct running 7km into the fortified border town of Elvas, visible from the road on approach.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Olivenza
Extremadura, Spain · Europe
About Olivenza
Olivenza is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Valverde de Leganés, 23km from Aqueduto da Amoreira, Elvas.
Olivenza is in Extremadura, Spain, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Valverde de Leganés, about 11 km away.
Olivenza (Spanish: [oliˈβenθa] ) or Olivença (Portuguese: [oliˈvẽsɐ] ) is a town in southwestern Spain, close to the Portugal–Spain border. It is a municipality belonging to the province of Badajoz, and to the wider autonomous community of Extremadura.
The town of Olivença was under Portuguese sovereignty from 1297Read more
(Treaty of Alcañices) to 1801, when it was occupied by Spain during the War of the Oranges and ceded that year under the Treaty of Badajoz. Spain has since administered the territory (now split into two municipalities, Olivenza and Táliga), whereas Portugal invokes the self-revocation of the Treaty of Badajoz, plus the Congress of Vienna of 1815, to claim the return of the territory. In spite of the territorial dispute between Portugal and Spain, the issue has not been a sensitive matter in the relations between these two countries.
Olivenza and other neighbouring Spanish (La Codosera, Alburquerque and Badajoz) and Portuguese (Arronches, Campo Maior, Estremoz, Portalegre and Elvas) towns reached an agreement in 2008 to create a euroregion.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Olivenza?
Within an hour or so of Olivenza: Aqueduto da Amoreira, Elvas (23 km), Monsaraz (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Olivenza?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66.
Where is Olivenza?
Olivenza is in Extremadura, Spain, about 11 km from Valverde de Leganés.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,977
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Extremadura
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 38.6827, -7.1005
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Olivenza
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Monsaraz
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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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