District · Lisboa e Sul

Faro

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Destinations

1 destination in Faro

4 cities

Algarve

Cities

4 cities in Faro in the guide

Faro Capital

Faro

Capital of the Algarve, Faro sits on the edge of the Ria Formosa. The Cidade Velha, surrounded by walls, is entered through the Arco da Vila and contains the Sé and the Museu Municipal. Outside the walls, the Igreja do Carmo houses the Capela dos Ossos. Boats depart from the quay to the islands of the Ria Formosa, and Praia de Faro is on an island connected by a bridge.

Faro

Albufeira

Seaside town in the center of the Algarve coast, with an old town of white houses descending to Praia dos Pescadores. To the east is Praia da Falésia, with red and golden cliffs; to the west, the marina and, about 16 km away, the Algar de Benagil and Praia da Marinha, linked by the Sete Vales Suspensos trail.

Faro

Lagos

Historic city in the western Algarve, with a walled centre, the Praça do Infante, the Mercado de Escravos and the Igreja de Santo António, with gilded woodwork. To the south, the coast has the cliffs and caves of the Ponta da Piedade and beaches among rocks, such as Dona Ana and Camilo; to the east, the Meia Praia. About 33 km away are Sagres and the Cabo de São Vicente.

Faro

Tavira

A quiet town in the eastern Algarve, crossed by the Rio Gilão, with white houses, four-sloped roofs and more than twenty churches. The old bridge connects the two banks, and the castle and the Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo sit on the hill. In the Ria Formosa, the Ilha de Tavira and Praia do Barril, with its anchor cemetery, are reached by boat or by tourist train. Nearby is Cacela Velha.

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