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Elvas

Sights

1 Aqueduto da Amoreira A4

2 Castelo D1

3 Fernandina Tower D3

4 Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção D2

5 Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Consolação D2

6 Largo de Santa Clara C2

7 Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas C3

8 Museu Fotográfico João Carpinteiro E3

9 Pelourinho D1

Sleeping

10 António Mocisso e Garcia Coelho Quartos D2

11 Hotel Dom Luís A4

12 Hotel São João de Deus C4

Eating

13 A Coluna D3

14 Adega Regional C3

15 O Lagar C3

Sights

Museu de Arte

Contemporânea de Elvas
( 268 637 150; www.cm-elvas/mace ; adult €2; 3-6.30pm Tue, 10am-1pm & 3-6.30pm Wed-Sun) The
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas is a must-see (admittedly, it depends on what's
on show). Opened in 2007, the museum is housed in a cleverly renovated baroque-style
building from the 1700s, formerly the Misericórdia Hospital, and houses exhibitions of
modern Portuguese artists from the collection of António Cachola. Each six months or so
a different selection of the 300 contemporary pieces (installations, paintings and photo-
graphs) is on display. Artists include the likes of Francisco Vidal, Rui Patacho and Ana
Pinto. One of the rooms contains the original chapel with exquisite tiles.

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