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( 268 622 710;
www.elpohoteis.com
;
Av de Badajoz; s/d €52/62; )
This modern establishment is
slightly tattered around the edges. There are two sections: older rooms with worn carpets
and traditional Alentejano decor, and newer rooms with contemporary decor in browns
and beiges. It's 700m west of the centre, just outside the town walls and near the aque-
duct.
Eating
A Coluna
( 268 623 728; Rua do Cabrito 11; mains €7-11, tourist menu €10; lunch & dinner Wed-Mon)
Fancying it-
self as the town's 'gourmet' number, this tavern-cavern offers an elegant space with
azule-
jos
on the walls. Pork and
bacalhau
(cod fish) dishes are its forte.
PORTUGUESE
€€
O Lagar
( 966 038 995; Rua Nova da Vedoria 7; mains €8-15; lunch & dinner Fri-Wed)
Smart and buzzing, O
Lagar dishes up excellent regional cooking, with good-value, high-quality
açordas
(a kind
of bread soup) and
bacalhau
. Service can be a bit slow, but it's a pleasant enough place to
linger over a meal.
PORTUGUESE
€€
Adega Regional
PORTUGUESE
€€
( 268 623 009;
www.adegaregional-elvas.com
;
Rua João Casqueiro 22B; mains €9.50-14; lunch & dinner
Wed-Mon)
Locals love this small place where it's all about the food - lashings of
plumas de
porco preto
(pork) and
marisco
(shellfish) dishes of all kinds, or a good- value three-
course daily meal for €10.
Shopping
The thing to buy here is Ameixas de Elvas, a type of sweet pickled plum, said to be author
Agatha Christie's favourite dessert.
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