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Old House (Rio Maior): also known as Assento House. The Old House was built on the 18th century and is located in the new part of the town. In the interior of this building works daily the Municipal Market. Walls from the 17th century (Elvas): the encompassing walls from the 17th century are monuments that still impress by its greatness and stability. On this wall there were three main doors named Esquina, Olivença and S. Vicente that used to be locked at midnight and opened at dawn Meanwhile, on the fifties, and with the purpose of making the communication between the "inside wall" town and the new quarters "outside wall" easier, a viaduct and an opening were built. Ajuda Bridge (Elvas): built on the 16th century, and besides the disastrous destruction during the Peninsular Wars, one can still see this bridge’s grandiosity. The bridge, 400 meters long and 5.5 meters large, used the support in 19 bows and on the centre there was a fortified tower with three floors, kept by two doors. Caia’s Dam (Elvas): opened to sportive fishing, responsible for the introduction on the local gastronomy of tasty fishing dishes, it also allows the practice of non motor water sports. With a dazzling scenical beauty, its shores offer shaded retreats that invite the visitor to rest, and several tracks to take a walk.