Elves & Monsanto

Elves impresses with an aqueduct 4 arches high
Stretching 18kms carrying essential water supply.
This lesser known town felt eerily Covid like empty
Yet wandering the cemetery there’s graves aplenty.

Nossa Senhora da Graca is an amazing pentagonal fort
Ingeniously engineered and every invasion did thwart.
It’s extensive footprint gave us so much to explore
From the Governor’s house down to the armoury store.

Monsanto developed on a hill of granite stone
Uniquely building under boulders for it’s homes.
This ‘most Portuguese village’ awarded a silver rooster
Completing the uphill slog was an endorphin booster.

It’s medieval fortress important being so close to Spain
Interest rekindled due to ’House of Dragon’ film fame.
Trekked down, knees a wobble needed a seat
Gladly purchased a cool drink and a bite to eat.Weiterlesen