Located on a mount with 277 meters high, Beja dominates the vast surrounding plain grounds. The town once known as Pax Julia was probably founded either by the Roman Emperors Julio Cesar or Augusto. It was capital of the Conventus Pacensis and juridical administrated one of the regions that constituted the Lusitânia province (the other two capitals were Santarém and Mérida). It… Read more and see photos