12 Sights in Faro, Portugal (with Map and Images)

Faro is a municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With an estimated population of 67,566 inhabitants in 2021, the municipality covers an area of about 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi). The municipalities of Faro-Olhão-Loulé due to its adjacency, sharing of infrastructures and regular commute can be considered an intermunicipal community with a population of 184,578 inhabitants (2021). A Metro connecting this community is planned to be finished by 2029.

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The Cabo de Santa Maria Lighthouse is a Portuguese lighthouse located on the island of Culatra, a city and district of Faro, opposite Olhão in the Algarve. Implanted at about 2,500 meters the ENE of Cabo de Santa Maria and separated from this by Barra Nova, a channel whose definitive opening, in the first quarter of the twentieth century, to serve the ports of Faro and Olhão, caused the division of the Island of Cabo de Santa Maria into two parts - Culatra and Barreta.

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The Roman ruins of Milreu are the remains of an important Roman villa rustica located in the civil parish of Estói in the municipality of Faro, Portugal, classified as a Monumento Nacional. The Milreu ruins constitute the most prominent and well preserved evidence of Roman presence in the Algarve. They are mainly composed of the remnants of a once luxurious villa with annexed thermae and several surrounding buildings, including a temple, mausoleum and industrial and commercial structures. The archaeological site still preserves part of the once exuberant mosaics that decorated the floor and walls of the villa. A 16th century house is also located in the area, alongside an interpretation centre.

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Faro Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Faro, Portugal. The cathedral was consecrated in the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the late 13th century by the Archbishop of Braga. It has been the seat of the Diocese of Faro since 1540, replacing Silves Cathedral on the orders of King John III of Portugal. In 1596 the church was destroyed by the Earl of Essex. The cathedral is a National Monument of Portugal.

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The Palacete Belmarço is a historic building in the city of Faro, in the Algarve region of Portugal. It was built at the beginning of the twentieth century by the architect Manuel Joaquim Norte Júnior, in the revivalist style. It is considered a symbol of Faro, and has been classified as a Monument of Public Interest.

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The Episcopal Palace of Faro, also known as the Episcopal Palace of Faro, is a historic building in the city of Faro, in the Algarve region of Portugal. It functions as the seat of the Diocese of the Algarve.

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The Casa das Figuras is a historic building located at the western entrance of the city of Faro, in the parish of Faro, whose façade boasts an exuberant mass ornamentation, from the mid-eighteenth century.

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The Church of São Pedro is located in the city of Faro and is a primitive hermitage built by seafarers. It was enlarged due to the transfer of the new headquarters of the Parish, having been completely rebuilt in the middle of the sixteenth century. On the façade, the portico is framed by two pairs of Ionic columns that support the cornice finished with a niche, with the statue of Saint Peter.

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The Chapel of São Luís is a building in Faro. Located on the outskirts of the city, this religious temple is located in front of the stadium of the same name. It is a seventeenth-century construction with deep remodeling in the early nineteenth century on the initiative of Bishop Dom Francisco Gomes do Avelar and imprint of the Genoese architect Francisco Xavier Fabri. It has a neoclassical carved altarpiece on the main altar.

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The Fialho Palace is a "remarkable" building in Faro with two floors, with attic and which is located near the Chapel of Santo António do Alto. At the request of the industrialist João Júdice Fialho, the architect Manuel Norte Júnior conceived an architectural project revivalist of French classical art. The works began in 1915, but were only completed in 1925. In 1954 it was acquired by the Diocese of the Algarve, and since that time, the College of Nossa Senhora do Alto has been operating there.

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The Chapel of Santo António do Alto is a "remarkable" building in the city of Faro, Portugal. Located at the highest point of the city, the chapel owes its name to this location, having been built there, probably in the fifteenth century, next to a medieval watchtower dating from 1355.

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The Igreja Matriz de Estoi, also known as Igreja de São Martinho de Estoi, is a religious building located in Estoi, in the current Parish of Conceição e Estoi in the Municipality of Faro, in the District of Faro, Portugal.

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