Serra de Monchique, Mountain Range
The Serra de Monchique is a mountain range of the western Algarve, whose highest point – Foia, with 902 m above sea level – is the highest in the Algarve and two most prominent points of Portugal (739 m). Due to it being close to…
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Cacela Velha Village, in Vila Real de Santo António
Cacela Velha is a village located in a sandstone elevation in front of the Ria…
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The First Christian Conquest of Silves 1189
The first Christian conquest takes place in 1189. The Portuguese troops governed by D. Sancho I were assisted by a contingent of Crusaders en route to the Holy Land, which had landed accidentally in Lisbon. The ephemeral subjection lasted only…
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Torreão das Portas da Cidade, Almedina Doors, in Silves
The remains of the Roman conquest are felt in the current urban core of the city of Silves. Likely to have been built in that remote period, the first defensive walls of an urban core. The Muslim occupation of the…
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Querença Village, in Loulé
Querença is located on a hill that gives the name to the town, which can already be characterized by the transition…
Castle of Loulé
From the VIII century with the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, Al’-Ulya is formed, said on the eve of the…
Roman Archaeological Site, Praia da Luz, in Lagos
The Roman archaeological site of Praia da Luz is an archaeological site located in the Parish of Luz, in the municipality of…
Walls of Faro
It is believed that the early wall of the village is prior to the Roman invasion of the Iberian peninsula. It…
São João do Arade Fortress, in Ferragudo
In dominant position over the village and the mouth of the Arade river, its elevation separates two beaches: the Praia da…
Lapa Tower, Torre da Lapa, in Ferragudo – Lagoa
Possibly built in the century. XVII in stone masonry and mortar, Lapa Tower or Torre da Marinha, as it is known,…
Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Alcoutim
The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, also known as Church of…
Castle of Alcoutim
The Alcoutim Castle, also known as New Castle, in the Algarve, located…
São Sebastião Church and Chapel of Bones in Lagos
The building features an altar with gold leaf, a body of three…
S. Francisco Church, in Faro
The Church of São Francisco or Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco,…
Serra do Caldeirão, Mountain Range
The Serra do Caldeirão marks the border between the coast and the Algarve…
Ria Formosa Natural Park, Preserve Natural Habitats of Wildlife
The Ria Formosa lagoon, located in the Algarve, in southern Portugal, is a system of barrier…
Castle of Paderne, in Albufeira
Castle of Paderne in the Algarve, located in the city and parish…
Ponte Velha, Old Bridge in Silves
The Silves Bridge is a bridge over the Arade river in the…
