Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
days, it's in bad shape (abandoned and dilapidated so take care if visiting), although not
completely out of bounds (it still has signs from its days as a former army base).
Tours
Agia
( 933 702 392;
www.alentejoguides.com
)
This licensed guide association organises two-hour
walking tours (€12) that explore Elvas' historic sites. Tours take place on Saturdays at
10am and depart from Praça 25 Abril. Sunset tours depart on Saturdays at 6.30pm (€10;
May to September only).
WALKING TOUR
Festivals & Events
Elvas starts to tap its blue suede shoes in late September, celebrating the
Festas do Senhor da
Piedade e de São Mateus
, with everything from agricultural markets and bullfights to folk dan-
cing and religious processions (especially on the last day).
Sleeping
António Mocisso e
Garcia Coelho Quartos
GUESTHOUSE
€
( 268 622 126; residencial.mocisso@hotmail.com; Rua Aires Varela 5; s/d/tr €25/35/48; )
The best of the
budget places in the town centre has 14 small but clean rooms. Single rooms are less ap-
pealing and some rooms have small windows. Prices are a bit fluid.
Hotel São João de Deus
LUXURY HOTEL
€€
( 268 639 220;
www.hotelsaojoaodeus.com
;
Largo João de Deus 1; s/d Sun-Thu €64/70, Fri & Sat €74/80;
)
Spanish-owned and - operated since 2004, this is Elvas' grandest hotel. It's a pleas-
ant, although not always sympathetic, conversion of a 17th-century convent. Each room is
different in size and decor - the larger ones are lovely, a couple of smaller ones less so.
Most have handsome wood floors and heavy fabrics; one has a bedhead made of tiles.
Hotel Dom Luís
LUXURY HOTEL
€€
