Portugal

Elvas, Portugal

Stop #7: Elvas is a town about 10 miles from the Spanish border.  It wasn’t a major destination, but we had to stop to see the gigantic aqueduct.  At some points there were 5 stacked arches (including the really little arches you can see in the photos).  Elvas is a UNESCO world heritage site (The […]

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Knight’s Templar (Tomar, Portugal)

Our first stop on our trip through Portugal and Spain was Tomar, Portugal. There, we visited the Convent of Christ, which was originally a 12th-century Templar stronghold (the convent was founded by the Order of Poor Knights of the Temple, or Templar Knights, in 1118). The Convent and Castle complex are a UNESCO World Heritage […]

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