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Taverna dos Conjurados
(Largo 25 de Abril 12; mains €10-15; weekends Nov-Mar, lunch & dinner Apr-Oct)
This pleasant eatery is
slightly more upmarket than the average taverna, yet it's by no means snobby. The attent-
ive host is proud of his classic Portuguese cuisine, with some recipes going back to the
Dukes' times (complete with time-consuming preparation). Regional meats,
baccalhau
(salted codfish) and
perdiz
(partridge) are favourites.
PORTUGUESE
€€
Os Cucos
( 268 980 806; mains €8-12; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat)
Hidden in the pretty gardens near the
mercado municipal,
this is the pick for quality food and shady location. It has an airy,
semicircular interior, and you can eat snacks at garden tables. The changing daily specials
(Monday,
bacalhau;
Tuesday,
arroz de pato
etc) feature regional cuisine.
PORTUGUESE
€€
Entertainment
the Ducal Palace on the last Friday of the month at 9pm.
Information
10am-1pm & 3.30-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-12.30pm Sat)
Free web
Espaço Internet
(Rua Alferes Marcelino;
access.
Turismo
( 268 889 317;
www.cm-vilavicosa.pt
;
Praça da República 34; 9am-1pm & 2.30-5.30pm winter,
9.30am-1pm & 2.30-5.30pm summer)
For town maps and information.
Getting There & Away
There are limited buses to/from Évora (1¾/one hour, two to three on weekdays), and
Estremoz (35 minutes, two to three on weekdays).
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Elvas
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Elvas' claim to fame is that it boasts the largest group of bulwarked dry-ditch land forti-
fications in the world. The impressive fortifications zigzagging around this pleasant little
town - declared a UNESCO-heritage town in 2012 - reflect an extraordinarily sophistic-
