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 The property, set in a quiet valley between the medieval town of Alcántara + nearby Tagus river, set well back from the main road. |  Going downhill from the property towards the river Tagus (Tajo), one sees on the right the hydro-electric dam of the Pantano de Alcántara, second largest reservoir in Europe, nearly 100 kms long. |
 On the left, a few hundred metres downstream in the Tagus, is situated the enormous First Century Roman bridge, 71 metres high, built during the reign of Emperor Trajan (106 A.D.) |  Showing, from above the property, the road leading down to the Tagus river. Dam on the right, Roman bridge on the left. |
 The Roman bridge again, as seen from across the Tagus, with Alcántara town showing on the hill above. |  From the property towards the Roman bridge. |
 The Puente Romano (Roman bridge) as seen from across the river. |  From across the Tagus, showing the bridge at extreme right, and Alcántara-town at top-left. |
 Showing the entire valley in which the property is situated, below the town. |  From across the river |
 Another view. |  Centering in on the property, in the upper middle of this view. |
 The property, at the fingertip of my colleague Antonio, as seen from across the Tagus river. |  The property in the middle of the photograph, as seen from the main road coming up from the river Tagus. |
 Idem. |  The hard-surface entrance to the property. |
 Showing the main house, below it an extended concrete slab for parking. |  The entrance to the house. |
 The garage on the concrete slab, below the house. |  View of the valley to the right of the garage. |
 Idem. |  The potatoes are coming along great. |
 The "alberca" or holding tank, fed by a perennial spring, for irrigating the vegetable patches + garden. |  Behind the house, uphill, further meadows and vegetable patches. |
 Behind the house, looking uphill. |  From above the house, parking area and garage to its right. |
 From above the house, showing its sheltered position. The Convent of San Benito above it, at some 300 metres distance higher uphill. |  From above the house, showing meadow and vegetable area. |
 Idem. |  Idem. |
 The concrete slab + garage. |  Idem. |
 Inside the separate structure, the former slaughter kitchen, to the right of the main entrance. |  Idem. |
 A constant fruit-bearing lemon tree just in back of the house. |  The back wall of the house, showing the elongated structure with more bedrooms. The stable at its far end. |
 The hallway inside. |  A bedroom. |
 The kitchen, with woodstove. |  Sitting room, across the hallway from the kitchen. |
 Idem. |  Doors and frames are in excellent condition inside. |
 The modern bathroom. |  Another room. |
 Idem. |  The furnished kitchen. |
 Bedroom. |  Bedroom. |
 Idem. |  Idem. |
 The hallway. |  Mains electricity. |
 One of the pomegranate trees in bloom. |  One of the fruit-laden orange trees. |
 The entrance area, house on left, slaughter kitchen on right, next to that the alberca or water tank. |  The main entrance. |
 Taken from the far right, showing separate kitchen structure, the house, and the concrete parking area to its left. |  Pear tree. |
 Pear tree with Convent high above uphill. |  Another pomegranate tree, with a massive fig tree behind it. |
 The entrance-gate to the property. |  Idem. |
 From lower downhill, showing the stable area at the far left of the elongated house structure. |  Showing a small park, between the house uphill, and the main road below the park. |
 The main road, the park area entrance, which in turn leads to the property entrance gate. Above it the huge medieval convent. |  Another view of the hydro-electroc dam in the distance. |
 The Roman bridge with its separate guardhouse at its far end on the hill. |  The bridge's 2.000 year-old surface, still in use today. The border with Portugal is 10 minutes' drive away. |
 Another view of the truly enormous dam, from across the Tagus river. |