Silves
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MonumentsCastelo de SilvesSilves Castle and Urban Enclosure (Castelo e Cerca Urbana de Silves)A tour of Silves is not complete without a visit to its castle, considered one of the main and most beautiful Muslim fortifications in Portugal and the largest in the (...)
Telephone: 282 440 837
E-mail: castelo@cm-silves.pt
Website: https://www.cm-silves.pt/pt/menu/106/castelo-de-silves.aspx
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MonumentsIgreja da Misericórdia de SilvesThis church was built mid-16th century after Silves had been integrated into the House of Rainhas (Queens), with king João II bestowing it on queen Leonor. It was due to serve the already founded Santa Casa da Misericórdia (Religious Charity (...)
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Museums and PalacesMuseu Municipal de Arqueologia de SilvesSilves Municipal Archaeology Museum (Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Silves)The Silves Municipal Archaeology Museum was created in 1990 by initiative of the Municipal Council around the 12th-13th century Almohad cistern, an ex-libris of the whole (...)
Telephone: +351 282 444 832 - 282 440 838 - 282 440 800
Fax: +351 282 440 862
E-mail: dctp@cm-silves.pt
Website: https://www.cm-silves.pt/pt/menu/547/museu-municipal-de-arqu (...)
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MonumentsSé Catedral de SilvesThe most important Gothic building in the Algarve.Silves was named the bishopric seat soon after the first conquest of the city from the Arabs in 1189, but the Cathedral was only built after 1268, after the city’s definitive conquest during the (...)
Telephone: +351 282 442 472
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MonumentsTorreão das Portas da CidadeAn old and imposing watch tower, previously part of the city walls.