Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Faro, Portugal

The Fialho Palace is a "remarkable" two-storey building in Faro, with attics and is located near the Hermitage of Santo António do Alto. At the request of the industrialist João Júdice Fialho, the architect Manuel Norte Júnior conceived an architectural project that was a revivalist of French classical art. Construction began in 1915 but was not completed until 1925. In 1954 it was acquired by the Diocese of the Algarve, and since that time it has been the Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Alto.

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The Hermitage of Santo António do Alto is a "remarkable" building in the city of Faro, Portugal. Located at the highest point of the city, the hermitage 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 Chapel of São Luís is a building in Faro. Located on the old 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 at the beginning of the nineteenth century on the initiative of Bishop Dom Francisco Gomes do Avelar and stamp of the Genoese architect Francisco Xavier Fabri. It has a neoclassical carved altarpiece on the main altar.

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The Capela dos Ossos is an ossuary chapel in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church, Nossa Senhora do Carmo.

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The Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of Monte do Carmo or Igreja do Carmo is a religious monument located in Largo do Carmo, city of Faro. It is classified as a Property of Public Interest.

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The Church of São Pedro is located in the city of Faro and is a primitive hermitage built by sailors. It was enlarged due to the transfer of the new parish headquarters, and was completely rebuilt in the mid-16th century. On the façade, the portico is framed by two pairs of Ionic columns that support the cornice topped with a niche, with the statue of St. Peter.

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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 60,995 inhabitants in 2019, the municipality covers an area of about 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi).

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The Igreja da Misericórdia is a remarkable monument in the city of Faro, located in Praça D. Francisco Gomes in front of the Manuel Bivar Garden, considered the city's living room.

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The Arco da Vila is a monument in the city of Faro, in the Algarve region of Portugal.

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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 serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Algarve.

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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 Belmarço Palace 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 as a symbol of Faro, and has been classified as a Monument of Public Interest.

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The Church of São Francisco, or Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis, is a historic church in the city of Faro, located in Largo de São Francisco, next to the Convent of the same name.

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