Querença is located on a hill that gives the name to the town, which can already be characterized by the transition between the Barrocal and Serra. The houses down the slope in all directions, standing atop the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, also known by the Church. The village is known for its […]
The Convento de Nossa Senhora da Assumpção is a “remarkable” building in Faro where currently operates the Municipal Museum of Faro (formerly Municipal Archaeological Museum and Infante D. Henrique) and that includes various collections of paintings, sculpture, archeology and archaeological remains Roman and medieval. Located in the “old town” (Vila-Adentro), was built in 1519 in the […]
The Serra do Caldeirão marks the border between the coast and the Algarve Barrocal and peneplains the Alentejo. It is part of the massive old and consists of schist-greywacke rock that originates thin and not very fertile soils. Its highest point is located in the Algarve (589 m Peeled – Cauldron horses – Loulé), the Mu […]
The Ria Formosa lagoon, located in the Algarve, in southern Portugal, is a system of barrier islands that communicates with the sea through six inlets. Five of these inlets are natural and have mobility characteristics. The sixth is an artificial inlet that was opened with the purpose of allowing easier access to the port of Faro. Presently the main inlet […]
Cacela Velha is a village located in a sandstone elevation in front of the Ria Formosa and the sea (Vila Nova de Cacela parish, Vila Real de Santo António), from where it sees the most beautiful panoramic views of the eastern Algarve. The Old Cacela designation is recent, as this place was known as Church […]
The Silves Bridge is a bridge over the Arade river in the city of Silves in the Algarve region of Portugal. Although its origin is controversial bridge as it currently exists was built in the fifteenth century. It is possible that Silves have a bridge in Roman times, given the fact that the town was […]
In dominant position over the village and the mouth of the Arade river, its elevation separates two beaches: the Praia da Angrinha and Praia Grande. Worked with the Fort of Santa Catarina, which was opposite him in Portimão, in the defense of the river estuary. The primitive fortification of the place dates back to a […]
With cliffs forming huge caves and plants adapted to constant winds and a special protection area for birds, all this was worth a visit to this site. The lighthouse of Ponta do Altar was built in 1893. Location: Ferragudo Height: 10 m Altitude: 32 m 37º06’20.98”N / 08º31’10.60”W
