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General Tips: Driving or walking around Beja
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  • Written by TinKan on Feb 25, 2003
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  • Favorite Thing: While driving around the southern area you will notice that there are many oak trees, well these are not just any oak trees these are Cork Oak trees and cork is the main export of Portugal.

    Most of the cork in the world comes from Portugal as it is one of the countries major exports and it is always of the best quality.

    The people of the south are very proud that they are the best at cork.
    They have come up with so many ways to use cork that you cannot even imagine all the uses.

    About every seven years the bark (cork) is stripped from the tree and the tree is marked with a number to signify the year it was last harvested. The groves of trees look so strange in this state as you can see in the photo.

    If you get a chance, take a look at one of the many cork stores in and around the Alentejo area and see what cork is used for.

    You will be surprised.


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    rjlambert Tue Sep 1, 2009 19:43 UTC
     Is there a bus or a train from Seville to Beja? We were going to rent a car in Seville, but the drop off charges are so expensive we would like to take a bus or train from Seville to Beja and pick up a car in Beja. Is this possible. Thanks for your help.
    rp6686 Sun Mar 28, 2004 15:41 UTC
     Very acurate information. Portugal in its pure state...
    quartinb Tue Nov 11, 2003 11:58 UTC
     glad you lived in portugal.. nice pgs of ...
    Goner Mon Jun 30, 2003 04:14 UTC
     Another charming Portugese town, not unlike a small town in the US - tractors on the roads, etc.
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