The city of Beja implants-itself in a hill, dominating to vast compelling plain.  The field arises, like this, as a natural border between the urban life and the rural life.  This reality marks the life of this town since his foundation, somewhere in the Age of the Iron.  The city of Pax Julia will have been founded or by Júlio César or by Augusto.  It was capital of the conventus Pacensis and administered legally one of the regions that constituted the province of the Lusitânia (the other two capitals were Santarém and Mérida). 
Doubtless we are in the presence of an elementary city in the operation of the big administrative machine that was the Roman Empire. 
Does not hesitate in accept this invitation and uncover everything what city has to show. 
As mandatory passage the historical centre expects for your visit.

Monuments

Regional museum of Beja
Installed in the Convent of the Conception, is here that will be able to see to famous window of Mértola, of where Soror Mariana Alcoforado will have in love by a graceful French rider.  To the wealth of the displayed objects, adds the architectonic value of the own convent, of which still exist the Church, the cloister and the room of the chapter.  To refer in special the church, through which arrives to the museum.  In his central nave, find itself in exposition two of the more expended pieces of silver of Portuguese jewellery store: Saint João Evangelist that represents the torture of this holy, while the Saint João Baptist represents the baptism of Christ.  In the museum will be able to admire collections of painting of the centuries XVI, XVII and XVIII.

Castle of Beja
There reconstruction start during the reign of D. Afonso III, the tower however would be finished in the reign of D. Diniz.  The dungeon constituted one of the best examples of the Portuguese military architecture.  It divides itself interiorly in three floors, whose rooms are decorated.  Highlights-itself the particularity of this tower is built in marble.