The Amoreira Aqueduct in Elvas is a work of considerable size, which stretches from the main water source in underground galleries over a length of 1,367 metres and then to ground level. Arcades that reach a height of more than 30 metres can be seen for more than 5.5 kilometres.

The foundation of the Alter Stud Farm in 1748, in Alter do Chão, in the Coutada do Arneiro, property of the House of Bragança, is due to King João V. Although designed as part of this monarch’s policy of opulence and strengthening our country’s prestige, it is to King José