Alentejo
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Alentejo is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond the Tagus".
Typical landscape of Alentejo. The trees in the foreground are cork oaks (Quercus suber), together with the remains of a cut wheat field. The second and third images are vineyards (Vitis vinifera) and olive trees (Olea europea). Wheat, cork, olive oil, and wine are the most important commercial products of Alentejo.
Beja, the capital of Lower Alentejo, with its 12th-century castle and the tallest keep on the Iberian Peninsula
Évora, the capital of the Central Alentejo, with its Roman temple
Coastal Alentejo
Beja, Portugal
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Beja, officially styled the City of Beja, is a city and a municipality in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, as well as the capital of the homonymous district. The population in 2021 was 33,401
Alentejo
…regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo. It corresponds to the districts of Beja, Évora, Portalegre, and Alentejo Litoral. Its main cities are Évora, Beja, Sines, Serpa, Estremoz, Elvas, and Portalegre. It has borders with Beira Baixa in the north, with Spain (Andalucia and Extremadura) in the east, Algarve…
Castelo de Beja 2
Beja Nostra Senora de Conceiçao
Castelo de Beja Muralha interior
Beja Torre de Menagem