Elvas

This morning we left Costa da Caparica. My parents started their journey to the South of Portugal, where they will stay for 2 weeks in the Algarve. We drove East across Portugal to Elvas, only 10 km's from the border with Spain.
Today's journey was 204 kms.

Elvas, was once known as The Historic Fortress Town of Portugal. This is a historic border town that tells so many stories of Portugal’s struggles and strife against their lovely neighbours Spain. Elvas as a city was also classified as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2012. It is a small city but there is a fair share of historical monuments and

sites in the city some which played a role in Portugal’s fight for independence from Spain.

We visited the Elvas Castle. This castle is quite different from other castles in Portugal as it is more of fortress castle than a royal residence. It is located to the north of the town with very thick and tall castle walls.

We are only here for 1 night, tomorrow we cross the border into Spain, to Trujillo for the night.