Elvas - Prehistoric Portugal

Anta da Coutada de Barbacena

by John IglarDolmens, Megaliths 20 November 202420 November 2024One Comment

Walking through the fields in this Alto Alentejo countryside, horses gambol around you. Splash across the small stream and look up at the hill before you. A towering eucalyptus tree near its top stands out in the landscape, and you make for it. As you climb the hill, the trees clear out and you see …

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Elvas

by John IglarMuseums 19 November 202420 November 2024One Comment

Portuguese name: Museu de Arqueologia e Etnografia de Elvas António Tómas Pires As you explore this historic building, you can look at historic displays while walking through one. The walls show one part of history, and the displays reveal many others. Videos show the work done in the bakeries in the building during recent years, …