Crato is a beautiful village in the heart of the Alentejo region, calm and peaceful, famous for its wonderful Flor da Rosa Monastery and all its monastic tradition. Crato’s history is very ancient and rich. This settlement was probably inhabited by Carthaginians around 500 b.C., and was also under Visigoth and Moorish sphere of influence. Conquered to the Moors in 1160 by the first Portuguese… Read more and see photos