The 10 Best Tours in Elvas, Alentejo

Cross the border into Portugal’s gorgeous neighbor to the east during this private full-day trip to Merida, Spain from Lisbon. Explore the culture and history of the Iberian Peninsula with a private guide in a group of up to six people. Visit the ancient city of Mérida, the castles of Estremoz and Elvas, and the biggest aqueduct in the peninsula. This tour travels through Portugal’s stunning Alentejo countryside, and includes roundtrip transportation from Lisbon.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks

This comprehensive 15 Day Private Tour will provide our guests with the most Southern and Central Portugal and Spain has to offer in terms of culture, history, monuments and sightseeing. Our knowledgeable certified driver-guides will escort and provide all the information about the different topics related to this spectacular tour. The pick up will be at place in Lisbon designated by the guest. This tour usually takes from 6 to 8 hours each day and transportation will be provided using highly comfortable Mercedes Benz vehicles with WiFi onboard and bottled waters.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Bottled water, Professional drver-guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities

This comprehensive 15 Day Private Tour will provide our guests with the most Northern and Central Portugal and Spain has to offer in terms of culture, history, monuments and sightseeing. Our knowledgeable certified driver-guides will escort and provide all the information about the different topics related to this spectacular tour. The pick up will be at place in Lisbon designated by the guest. This tour usually takes from 6 to 8 hours each day and transportation will be provided using highly comfortable Mercedes Benz vehicles with WiFi onboard and bottled waters.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Bottled water, Professional driver-guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities

Experience a private 4-day roundtrip through the center and interior of Portugal with your private official guide. Discover some of the most important landmarks of portuguese history. Highlights and visits: ● Évora, World Heritage Site ● Monsaraz, medieval village in the fortress ● Estremoz, capital of marble in Portugal ● Elvas, World Heritage Site, the key to the Kingdom ● Marvão, medieval village and fortress ● Castelo de Vide and the jewish quarter. ● Castle of the Knights Templar in Tomar. ● Aqueduct of Tomar ● Baroque library and the St. Michael chapel of Portugal's oldest university. ● Oldest quarter of Coimbra(Almedina quarter). ● Fátima ● Church of Batalha Monastery, World Heritage Site ● Nazaré, the Atlantic Coast and fishing traditions ● Óbidos, Medieval walled village

Inclusions: Official driver/guide and visits to the monuments, Meals and accommodation of the driver/guide, Toll and parking fees. All insurances required by law., Pickup and drop-off of the clients, One bottle of water per person per day, refreshing wipes and pocket tissues, Luxury 8 seater minivan with air conditioning, tinted windows, individual reclinable leather seats., Microphon for the driver/guide, free wi-fi on board., Offer of a COVID-19 kit (masks and disinfection gel).

Exclusions: Hotel/accommodation of the clients., Entrance fees to the monuments., Meals of the clients.

Enjoy visits Elvas, Evora (Alentejo Region) less than 2 hours drives from Lisbon and Badajoz (Spanish border city) only 10 minutes from Elvas. Affords a rewarding 10 hours Private Tour experience to discover the biggest fortified city in Portugal and Europe. Évora and Elvas are a Portuguese former episcopal city and frontier fortress of easternmost central Portugal. Elvas is among the finest examples of intensive usage of the trace italienne military architecture, and has been a World Heritage . Explores the historical town and visit Fortifications list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2012. After lunch cross the Portuguese border with Spain to visit Badajoz a city known for its Moorish historic quarter with the fortresslike Cathedral of San Juan Bautista. the Alcazaba of Badajoz - a Moorish citadel with fortified walls and verdant gardens and the 12th-century Espantaperros Tower Castelar. Your Private tour also includes a pick-up (8:00am) /drop-off (6pm) and driver/guide.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Driver/guide, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Lunch, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Exclusions: Gratuities

Cross the border into Portugal’s gorgeous neighbor to the east during this private full-day trip to Merida, Spain from Lisbon. Explore the culture and history of the Iberian Peninsula with a private guide in a group of up to six people. Visit the ancient city of Mérida, the castles of Estremoz and Elvas, and the biggest aqueduct in the peninsula. This tour travels through Portugal’s stunning Alentejo countryside, and includes roundtrip transportation from Lisbon.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks

Cross the border into Portugal’s gorgeous neighbor to the east during this private full-day trip to Merida, Spain from Lisbon. Explore the culture and history of the Iberian Peninsula with a private guide in a group of up to six people. Visit the ancient city of Mérida, the castles of Estremoz and Elvas, and the biggest aqueduct in the peninsula. This tour travels through Portugal’s stunning Alentejo countryside, and includes roundtrip transportation from Lisbon.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks

Elvas was a meeting place for people and cultures. Our guided tour explores the remains in which Christians, Arabs and Jews lived in Elvas, the impressive bastioned fortifications - recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage -, the wonderful churches and the extraordinary aqueduct of Amoreira. There are more than a thousand years of history in one place.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board, Private transportation, Bottled water

Exclusions: Whatever is entered at the attractions, Lunch

Located close to the border, Elvas fought to maintain the independence of Portugal and its history. By doing so, it became an example for all mankind. Upon our arrival in the city, we are greeted by a magnificent Aqueduct extending a distance of 7 km and consisting of 843 arches, constructed by the same man who built the Tower of Belém, in Lisbon, architect Francisco de Arruda. It size and numbers are as impressive as what we will discover ahead of us. We have, in fact, just entered the largest bulwarked fortification in the world, with its defensive structures in the shape of a star that enclose a perimeter of nearly 10 km, which are a unique testimony to the development of military strategy up to the 19th century. The fortifications were very important in the battles with Spain for the independence of Portugal in the mid-17th century, and served as a base for General Wellington during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century

Inclusions: Private transportation

Exclusions: Lunch

A unique way to explore the beauties of Elvas and its monuments classified as World Heritage, after the hot hour, in the late afternoon, enjoying one of the most beautiful sunsets in Alentejo, on an exclusive route. Minimum of participants 2 pax

Inclusions: Includes accompaniment by official guide-interpreter

Exclusions: Entrance to monuments