Elvas Castle
The Castle of Elvas (Portuguese: Castelo de Elvas) is a medieval military fortification, in the civil parish of Alcáçova, municipality of Elvas, part of a first line of defense in the Portuguese Alentejo, in conjunction with the military forts of Ouguela, Campo Maior, Olivença and Juromenha.
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