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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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MonumentsErmida de Nossa Senhora da OradaHermitage of Nossa Senhora da OradaThe hermitage dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Orada was originally built in the 15th century, but the existing church dates from the 18th century. Key features of the interior include the 18th century wooden (...)
Telephone: +351 289 514 275
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MonumentsIgreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição - AlbufeiraParish Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição - AlbufeiraThe Parish Church of Albufeira is dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Conceição, and was built at the end of the 18th century.The single nave interior includes a fine 18th-century statue of Our Lady (...)
Telephone: +351 289 514 275
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MonumentsTorre da MedronheiraTower of MedronheiraBuilt in the 16th century, during the reign of D. João III, the Tower of Medronheira maintained surveillance over the coastline, in order to ward against corsairs.
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MonumentsCapela da Misericórdia de AlbufeiraStanding on the site of a former Moorish mosque, the building was restored in 1499 as a Misericórdia (Mercy) Chapel. Rebuilt after the earthquake of 1755, it nevertheless retains some of its earlier gothic features, namely the doorway, the triumphal (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de São Sebastião - AlbufeiraChurch of São Sebastião - AlbufeiraThe Church of São Sebastião was built in the early 18th century, of popular design. The exterior include a Manueline lateral doorway and the baroque main doorway. The interior includes a polychrome carved woodwork (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Sant'Ana - AlbufeiraChurch of Sant'Ana - AlbufeiraThe Church of Sant'Ana in Albufeira reveals architectural forms of popular inspiration, dating from the 18th century. Key features of the interior include the main altar and the "rocaille"-style carved wooden pulpit.
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MonumentsTorre do RelógioTower of RelógioErected within the former municipal jail, the top of the tower has a curious wrought iron decoration to support the bell, that was added in the 19th century.
