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The town was also important for the pharaohs because it sat close to one of the largest sources of high-quality granite quarries in the country, providing stone for many of its finest temples.
Today, a visit to the quarries, just outside town, reveals some of the secrets of how the ancient Egyptians worked the stone.
The people of Borba make their living from extracting marble from quarries, as well as producing fine red and white wines.
About 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Évora, marble supplants more mundane building materials for churches and palaces, thanks to the great number of quarries found at Estremoz, Borba, and Vila Viçosa.
Visit the still active quarries of Fantiscritti and Colonnata.