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| | [v*c] Portugal > Plains > Beja |
 | | The vast, sun-baked plains of the Alentejo, where you can drive for miles among wheatfields and olive trees without seeing a soul, also encompass many towns and villages which reflect the long moorish occupation, with narrow streets, amazingly whitewashed houses and decorative tiles. |
 | | In some places, like Beja, History goes back even further, to the roman times, when it became a regional capital under Julius Caesar. |
 | | The moorish arquitecture is visible in the cobbled strets and houses of the old town, and a castle from the 13th century reminds us of the struggle to keep them away. |
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