Driving or walking around Beja and other Beja, Portugal General Tips

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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