Outer Gate of São Vicente - Elvas, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
N 38° 52.983 W 007° 09.542
29S E 659680 N 4305409
One of the gates to the fortress town of Elvas, which is an UNESCO site.
Waymark Code: WMFYR2
Location: Portalegre, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/19/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member god_herodes
Views: 7

From the marker:

"The 17th Century Portuguese coat of arms is arrayed on top of the outer gate of São Vicente, topped off with a marble sculpture of Rui de Mello, a former governor of Elvas. The gate provided access to the road to Badajoz."
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