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Market
Loulé Municipal Market
Market opened in 1908 in the center of Loulé, in a neo-Arab revivalist style, with four domed red towers and horseshoe arches. Inside, stalls sell fresh fish, fruit and vegetables.
Faro · Portugal
Loulé
In the destination Algarve.
In the photo: Historic center of Loulé and castle seen from above
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The city
What to expect from Loulé.
Loulé is inland in the Algarve, about 15 km northwest of Faro. It grew around a castle of Islamic origin, conquered by the Portuguese in 1249, and in the center it preserves the 13th-century Igreja Matriz de São Clemente and the domed Municipal Market in a neo-Arab style, opened in 1908. On a hill to the west stands the sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, the Mãe Soberana. The town is known in Portugal for the Carnaval de Loulé and for the festival of the Mãe Soberana.
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The local experience
What to see in Loulé
Castle
Loulé Castle
Remains of the castle of Islamic origin, rebuilt after the Portuguese conquest of 1249, with three towers and a section of wall that can be walked. In the former Alcaidaria is the Municipal Museum, with archaeology and a traditional Algarvian kitchen.
Church
Church of Saint Clement (Mother Church of Loulé)
Main church of Loulé, built in the second half of the 13th century on the site of the former mosque, in Gothic style with Manueline chapels from the 16th century. A National Monument since 1924, it stands opposite the Jardim dos Amuados.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Piety
Sanctuary on top of Monte da Piedade, about 2 km from Loulé’s centre, with a 16th-century hermitage and a modern church. It is the centre of devotion to the Mãe Soberana, the city’s patron, and has views over Loulé and the coast.