Elvas is a attractive town to stay and features an unparalleled ambiance designed by its old past and the Spanish influences over the centuries. Activities- Swimming pool, tennis court and family toys. 08/08 mpMedium sized in space and beautifully decorated with pale colours. The furniture resembles the seventeenth centuty fashion giving the apartments an superb look. Medium sized in space and beautifully decorated with pale colours. The furniture resembles the seventeenth centuty fashion giving the suites an superb look. It's a useful stopover point on the way to Spain or vice versa. Elvas is a brisk, busy spot with a fine environment and idyllic shopping regions. This was the 1st Pousada to be opened in 1942. This Pousada proposes not just all comforts but besides the plurality characteristic Alentejo gastronomy. Food at the Pousada is refined having dishes such as Pezinho de Coentrada (pigs trotter) and Ensopa de Borrego (a specific lamb stew). It's a extremely marvellous suite, greatly clean and well embellished. It's a great sample of Alentejo architecture. From the Pousada you are able to see the enormous aqueduct built on roman foundations between 1498 and 1622. There are also lively examples of wrought iron to be seen in the town. It's medium and finely embellished.