Colégio dos Jesuítas de Beja
Huge building that marks the urban net. The construction of this college began in the XVII century but with the expulsion of the Jesuit Order from Portugal, in 1759, it was interrupted. In 1770, by order of King Dom José, the bishopric of Beja was reinstalled there. In 1777 the works restarted and nowadays it is the quarters of Guarda Nacional Republicana and a part of the Universidade Moderna.
Contacts
Rua Marquês de Pombal
7800-067,Beja
- Difficult external parking
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Characteristics
Monuments near Colégio dos Jesuítas de Beja
Edifício do Banco de Portugal em Beja
White building with stone edge windows. There’s a small balcony over the main door.
Convento de São Francisco / Pousada de Beja
Located outside the Walls, next to the ancient way that connected Beja to Mértola, it was founded in the XIII century. It suffered some changes, mainly during …
Estátua de Gonçalo Mendes da Maia
Stone statue with 5 metres height by Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, the Lidador who conquered, in a famous battle, Beja to the Moor.
Fontanário do Jardim Público de Beja
Stone fountain with four water-spouts, built in 1884 and rebuilt in 1982, celebrating the first centenary of the garden.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pé da Cruz
This church is dated from 1696 and it presents a baroque construction in which stand out the glazed tiles from the 17th century and the gold carving. The inter…
Igreja do Salvador
Church where stand out the set of portals subdivided by small pilasters as well as the lateral with semicircular frontons.
