Sights in Algarve

City Halls in Faro

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The city hall or municipal chamber of Faro is located in the center of Vila-Adentro. The construction of the building began in 188

Historical Monuments in Portimão

Fort of Santa Catarina

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The Fort of Santa Catarina, also known as Miradouro, is at the end of Avenida De Tomas Cabrera above the Marina of Portimao and th

Squares in Silves

Mouhatamid Ibn Abbad Square

This large square with an impossible name to say, comes from Arabic hence its name, because the town where Silves is located was f

Cathedrals in Silves

Cathedral of Silves

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The Sé or Cathedral of Silves is a few kilometers from Portimao and close to Silves Castle. The Cathedral dates back to the to the

Palaces in Faro

Palacio Belmarco

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I photographed this building as I was struck by its facade. Then I discovered that it was the Belmarco Palace, one of the most emb

Castles in Lagoa

Arade Castle

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The Arade Castle is also known under the name Forte de Sao Joao do Arade, and is situated in the village of Ferragudo, a small fis

Churches in Faro

Faro Cathedral Chapel

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Inside the grounds of the Cathedral, next to the bell tower, there's a small cloister with this chapel and ossuary. It's a small s

Cemeteries in Faro

Capela de Ossos Bone Chapel

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The entrance fee to the Cathedral also includes a visit to the ossuary, which is accessed by the small cloister next to the bell t

Palaces in Faro

Paco Episcopal de Faro

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The Episcopal Palace is in Plaza de la Catedral, joined to the Episcopal Seminary by one of the arches leading to the historical c

Churches in Castro Marim

Hermitage of San Antonio

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Built inside the revellín San Antonio, this chapel was constructed by King Joao IV around the year 1640. Originally Baroque was a

Historical Monuments in Lagos

Walls and Bastions

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The strategic location of Lagos attracted different civilizations (Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans), but not until t

Squares in Albufeira

Largo Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco

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Churches in Loulé

Parish Church of San Clemente

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The parish church of San Clemente is in the historic center of the beautiful city of Loulé, inside walls and around the Castle . T

Churches in Portimão

Jesuit College

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The church of the former Jesuit College, together with the Mother Church, is one of the most important religious buildings of Port

Squares in Faro

Igreja da Ordem Terceira de Sao Francisco

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Bordering the historic center of Faro is Largo de São Francisco, a vast square containing the walls, castle, San Francisco Church

Historical Monuments in Faro

Banco de Portugal

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This landmark is next to the Church of Mercy, in the Praça Dom Francisco Gomes on the corner of Rua João Dias, which is almost nex

Churches in Faro

Convento de Santo António dos Capuchos

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We don't know exactly how we found this church, we were lost and were looking for where we had parked the car. This church is anne

Churches in Faro

Igreja Matriz de Sao Pedro

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This church is quite close to the Carmelite Church (Igreja do Carmo) and was built on the remains of a medieval chapel in the sixt