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The "city of plums," Elvas is characterized by narrow cobblestone streets (pedestrians have to duck into doorways to allow automobiles to inch by) and crenellated fortifications. The Moors held the town until 1226. Later Spanish troops frequently assaulted and besieged it. It finally fell in the 1801 War of the Oranges, which ended with a peace treaty signed at Badajoz. Elvas remained part of Portugal, but its neighbor, Olivença, became Spanish. The Elvas ramparts are an outstanding example of 17th-century fortifications, with gates, curtain walls, moats, bastions, and sloping banks around them.
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Amenities: Air Conditioning, Cable/Satellite TV, Free Parking, Internet Access, Kitchenette, Microwave, Non-Smoking, Phone, Pool Table, Refrigerator, Restaurant, Swimming Pool, TV, Wireless Internet Access
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