Beja
Beja – 29th and 30th
of June 2024
Beja Castle hosted the third edition of the Alentejo Border Castles and Fortresses Event on the theme of the Revolution of 1383-85 – Rota do Constable and Treaty of Windsor, on the 29th and 30th of June.
Description
It was only at the beginning of the 1230s that Beja, together with Moura, Serpa and Aljustrel, was definitively integrated into the kingdom of Portugal against the muslin kingdoms.
In 1253, the King D. Afonso III carried out the wall’s restauration of Beja, that continuing during the reign of D. Dinis.
In 1310 began the Beja keep construction – almost forty meters high and entirely made of marble, it is one of the best-preserved examples of Gothic style military architecture in Portugal.
During the Revolution of 1383-1385, Beja and its castle sided with D. João, Master of Avis (future king D. João I).
Beja Castle underwent modernization in the context of the Portuguese Independence War of “Restauração” (1640-1668), with the addition of bastions in 1644.
In 1808, during the 1st French Invasion of Portugal (1807-08), the city offered strong resistance to the French troops of General Jean-Andoche Junot.
Several years later, the Portuguese Liberal Wars (1832-1834) brought new victims among the local population.
From the Decree of June 16, 1910, Beja Castle began to be classified as a National Monument.
Locations
Program:
Theme:
The Portuguese Revolution of
1383-85 / Treaty of Windsor – Route of the
Constable and Avis Dynasty:
June 29 – Saturday
15h00 às 22h00
Historical reenactment – Castle
21h30
Period music concert
June 30 – Sunday
12h00 às 19h00
Historical reenactment – Castle
Where to Sleep
(click for link to the Municipality page)
Where to Eat
(click for link to the Municipality page)
What to do and see
(click for link to the Municipality page)
