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- Giorno 46
- mercoledì 23 luglio 2025 15:00
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitudine: 341 m
PortogalloElvas38°52’50” N 7°9’49” W
Elvas
23 luglio, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Well this is an interesting place. It is the border fortress opposite Badajoz and a huge 'star fortress' with a 6 km long aqueduct which at some points stands 40m high with four tiers of arches. ItLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreI imagined that the aquaduct was Roman as most are in Iberia- but I was wrong. Turns out that it was built in 1498! A mazing bit of engineering and shows the determination needed to get a good supply of water!.