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  • 1 Cathedral Interesting

    Religious buildings

    Largo da Sé P - 8300 Silves

    This cathedral was built on the site of an old mosque. The Gothic nave and the lower sides (13C) are striking in their attractive simplicity. The many tombs are those of the Crusaders who helped to recapture the town in 1242. Opposite the cathedral d..

  • 2 Fábrica do Inglês Interesting

    Industrial tourism and theme park

    Escadas Gregório Mascarenhas P - Silves

    This old cork factory (owned by an English firm, hence its name “the English factory”) has been transformed into a huge leisure facility. In the summer, there is an evening water and light show “Aquavision”. The old factory buildings are now a cork ..

  • 3 Castle Interesting

    Architecture, castles and historic districts

    rue do Castelo P - 8300 Silves

    It is best to leave your car in the cathedral square to go in through the surrounding wall of the castle. The path round the battlements has many viewpoints over the town and the surroundings. You can see, to the north-west, the irrigated valley of..

  • 4 Museu arqueologico

    Museums and art

    rue das Portas de Loulé 14 P - 8300 Silves

    This museum is set up in a modern building built along the old town wall around a large reservoir tank from the 12C and 13C. The collections retrace the history of this region from the Paleolithic age. Worthy of note are the menhirs and the funerary ..

  • 5 Cruz de Portugal

    Religious buildings

    18 Rue dos Lírios P - 8300 Silves

    This wayside cross from the 16C has Christ on the cross on one side and on the other a Pietà.

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