Olivenza

For five centuries, until 1801, Olivenza belonged to Portugal, and Portugal still formally claims it. The Portuguese stamp is plain to see: a Manueline doorway on the town hall, the church of Santa María Magdalena and a 36-metre castle keep that was once the tallest in Portugal. Locals call themselves children of Spain and grandchildren of Portugal, and the town's traditional sweet is técula mécula, an almond tart.

Highlights

• The castle keep, 36 metres high, climbed by seventeen vaulted ramps
• Museo Etnográfico González Santana, recreating early 20th-century local life
• Church of Santa María Magdalena, begun in 1510
• The Manueline doorway of the town hall
• Técula mécula, a tart of almonds, egg yolk and puff pastry

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Olivenza (ES), Olivenza (EN), Olivenza (IT)), Wikivoyage (Olivenza). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.