BEJA
A lengthy set of plains.
Beja belongs to the traditional province of Baixo Alentejo and it is the biggest Portuguese district. It’s a district that extends between the Spanish stripe and the Atlantic coast, having a unique landscape contrast.
It’s an important centre of wheat production and olive tree derived products. Known by its cork production, a noble product of international acclaim and its beaches of great wild beauty, that extend to the Baixo Alentejo national park, the Vicentina Coast.
CURIOSITIES
GENTILIC
Bejense
REGION
South
PROVINCE
Baixo Alentejo
AREA
10 262 km²
POPULATION
156 259 pop.
DENSITY
15,2 inh./km²
No. OF MUNICIPALITIES
14
No. OF PARISHES
75
ATTRACTIONS
BEJA CASTLE |
SANTO AMARO CHURCH |
ROMAN TOWN OF PISÕES |
QUEEN LEONOR MUSEUM |