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1 Cathedral
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..
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2 Fábrica do Inglês
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 ..
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3 Castle
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..
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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 ..
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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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