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solopes Says: More than a (good) hotel, this country club is a good opportunity to contact with the wild side of Alentejo's planes. Well, wilderness is a little artificial, but the pace that fills the traditional jokes about "alentejanos" it's easy to feel and understand here. Winery,...
solopes Says: Originally from the 12Th century, the actual construction dates from the 16Th. It's a small and heavy building, totally covered with tiles from the 16TH century, with a few paintings.
solopes Says: Once a moorish castle, its reconstruction was initiated during the reign of D. Alfonso III, and it was finished in the reign of D. Dinis. The main tower is one of the best examples of the Portuguese military architecture. With three decorated floors, its windows show diverse...
solopes Says: The church of Santiago Maior, adjacent to the castle became Beja's cathedral in the first half of the 20th century. Despite the recovering works that took place, it still keeps elements in baroque, mannerist and eclectic styles.
solopes Says: What a surprise!Coming from Spain we stopped in Beja for lunch, in search of a "Sopa de Cação" - Dogfish soup believe me - it is something special, when they know how to do it).The first checked restaurant HAD the soup.Now, the second surprise - it was the best that we...
Adega 25 de Abril: Local atmosphere
Martin_S. Says: We found this delightful small local restaurant while wandering the streets of Beja. Not far from our hotel on Liberdade street, we very much enjoyed the rustic decorations and the quiet atmosphere we found here. They offer a variety of "regional foods" (Cozinha Regional)...
Galeria do Desassossego: Live music and tapas
anfra Says: This is a great place. It use to be an old tavern called “Alhinho” that was reborn. Its possible to eat regional and international cooking till 02.00h. Live concerts every week and Art exhibitions. Typical architecture. No dress code.
Pool par at the hacienda: Local Entertainment
whvcebu Says: Enjoy a cool breeze while the locals are entertainning with guitar and Portuguese songs. Casual - light weater - even swim wear.
TinKan Says: There are four directions that you can get to Beja from, North, South, East and West. This is because Beja is a crossroads town for the southern area of Portugal and it is a meeting point for many of the smaller towns farmers.From the East (Spain) the road is narrow and...
acilina Says: By car, is the Best. From Lisbon in direction to Évora, by the A-2 and A-6, then take the N 356 to Reguengos de Monsaraz.
solopes Says: Policy in Portugal was largely influenced by the dimension of rural properties - small state in the half north, with thousands of owners led to conservative people; large state in Alentejo led to... communism. Agriculture is no longer the main activity in the area, but it...
TinKan Says: When in the south of Portugal you should try some of the local cheese and sausage.There is so much flavor in each type and there is so many different types.During the OB Beja week you can find some of the best of the best which is available to taste and to buy.
TinKan Says: Remember that this is a farming community and many things do move a little slow.When driving around the southeastern part of Portugal remember to drive slow and keep a lookout for farm animals and tractors as well as the police. Also remember that if stopped by the police...
solopes Says: In the historic centre of Beja, this palace from the 18Th century, after several uses (even by the rural union) was bought by city hall and adapted as a social centre for third age. Well recovered it adds personality to the place.
solopes Says: The very beautiful tower of Beja's castle is the only one in Portugal built in marble (it took me 62 years to learn that! - blessed VT).
solopes Says: One of the featured activities in Vila Galé is horseriding. We didn't do it, but, even in low season, the activity was remarkable, and the weather perfect for a nice ride.
solopes Says: I think that it hardly fits in this well conceived contact with nature, but one of the solutions to travel around is four weel motos.Noise and smoke across those fields?Not for me...
solopes Says: Showing the nature is the main objective of Clube de Campo Vila Galé. The area is nice (with some help from man's work), but not enough to justify the visit. That's why it needed to be improved. A few imported animals joined some native other, in a small zoo that only a...
Martin_S. Says: A part of the castle here in Beja is the Torre de Menagem (Donjon or tower in English) and today it is used as the symbol for the city. Unluckily on the day we arrived the tower and castle were closed for no reason we could figure out. We did take the opportunity to walk...
Martin_S. Says: One of the things that I enjoy is the seemingly endless attempts by architects and people to make each building or home as individual as possible. Here in Portugal one of the most obvious of these is the use of tiles (generally tones of blue, the colored tiles seen in the...
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Q: I have recently returned from a trip to Evora and Beja with a view to moving to the area (especially Beja) next year (2005). I...
A: You could check this web page: http://portugal-info.net/hotels/beja.htm Best regards Jorge
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If you ask a Portuguese person about Beja they will tell you NOT to go there as it is in the middle of a desert and it is full of really sloooooow people (it is in Alentejo). Beja is a small town......
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Capital of one of the biggest and least populated counties of Portugal, Beja is a city where I only entered three times: 1st - In 1971, just to have a look, without any special remark. 2nd - In...
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Well, I will make a page about Monsaraz, in the district of Beja. This is a very old small village of Portugal, but very interesting turist place. It was taken from the Moorish in 1167 by the...
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Vacation with some friends in a Hacienda Hotel
There seemed to be "Siesta". Horse drawn car at the entrance at noon time. Temperature: 38? C
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