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Number of results: 82
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MonumentsIgreja de São Lourenço de AlmancilChurch of São Lourenço de AlmancilThe Church of São Lourenço de Almancil was built in the first half of the 18th century, in Baroque style.The interior decoration is a classic work of Portuguese baroque style and azulejo art. The main altar has a (...)
Telephone: +351 289 395 451
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MonumentsFortaleza de SagresSagres or the Promontorium Sacrum. This location evokes the memory of the Infante D. Henrique and the Portuguese discoveries. The southwesternmost point in the European continent, was already referred to in antiquity as the Promontorium Sacrum, (...)
Telephone: +351 282 620 140
Fax: +351 282 620 141
E-mail: fortaleza.sagres@cultalg.pt
Website: http://www.cultalg.pt
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MonumentsIgreja de Santo António - LagosChurch of Santo António - LagosOriginally constructed in 1707, the church was rebuilt in 1769. The baroque gilded woodwork decoration is considered to be some of the finest in Portugal. The walls are covered in 18th century blue and white azulejo (...)
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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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MonumentsSé Catedral de FaroA remarkable artistic ensemble.Although there is no documentary evidence, it is probable that the Church of Santa Maria of Faro - consecrated to Marian Devotion and built from 1251, two years after the reconquest of the village, by order of the (...)
Telephone: +351 289 806 632 / 289 823 018
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MonumentsArco da Vila em FaroThe Archway Built on one of the medieval gateways to the city, this monumental archway was commissioned by Bishop Francisco Gomes de Avelar in the early 19th century. The project was carried out by Italian architect Francisco Xavier Fabri and (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de PaderneBuilt during the Almohad period, during a late phase of Islamic presence in the Algarve (12th century or first decades of the 13th century), this rural fortress is a paradigm of Muslim military stucco architecture in Portugal.Contrary to previous (...)
Telephone: +351 289 599 508
E-mail: sed@cm-albufeira.pt
Website: https://www.cm-albufeira.pt/content/o-castelo-de-paderne
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MonumentsIgreja do Carmo - TaviraChurch of the Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Tertiary Order of Our Lady of Carmel) The Tertiary Order of Our Lady of Carmel of Tavira (Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Tavira) was set up at the beginning of the 18th century (...)
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MonumentsMercado de Escravos - LagosSlave Market - LagosIn 1444, the first slaves brought from Africa arrived in Lagos, thus originating the first slave market. The first floor was used as an Inspector's Office, Customs House, Guard House and Military Prison.The symbology associated (...)
Website: https://museu.cm-lagos.pt/polos/rota-da-escravatura/
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MonumentsForte da Ponta da BandeiraLying beyond the city’s walls, the Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França is more commonly known as the Ponta da Bandeira Fort.Built late on in the 17th century, it completed the defences of Lagos. The entranceway is by drawbridge over a moat. (...)
Telephone: +351 282 761 410
