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Monuments in Faro
Ermida de Santo António do Alto
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Rua de Berlim
8000-278, Faro
Built in the Middle Ages, this hermitage still has an engraved stone of that period with the year of its construction, 1355. Remodelled in the 18th century, it has a magnificent golden sculptured panel in the main chapel. In a close by building there is the Museu Antonino, with a collection of images, paintings and engravings regarding Saint
Estátua de Dom Afonso III
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Praça Dom Afonso III
8000, Faro
A statue in the honour of Dom Afonso III, the king who completed the Christian reconquest of the sothwestern region of Portugal.
Obelisco a Ferreira D' Almeida
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Avenida da República
8000, Faro
Imposing Obelisk with about twenty meters, built in 1910, which honours Fernando D'almeida.
Edifício na Rua de São Pedro
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Rua de São Pedro, 10-14
8000-286, Faro
Built in the second half of the 18th century, the façade has four windows with a balcony and a cornice. One should notice the yard, which is tipically of the 17th century. It is also known as Solar Cúmano. It is highly degraded.
Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Pé da Cruz
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Largo do Pé da Cruz
8000-154, Faro
Buolt in 1640, the hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Pé da Cruz was renewed in the 18th century and there is still an interesting ornamentation of the baroque epoch in its interior. One should notice, in its back part, the Monumental Passo (oratorio regarding one of the parts in Christ's Passion), with a rare picture of the Senhor dos Aflitos in jaggy tiles.
Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Repouso / Capela do Repouso
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Rua do Repouso
8000, Faro
The main façade stands over a landing where one arrives from a stairway, under which there is passing water. One should notice the three stonework portals with a straight rod in architrave, the taller middle one, with an interrupted triangular gable, a cruxifix and forged iron gratings. Inside, one should pay close attention to the sculptured panel and to the side walls with blue painted wood.
Ermida de São Luís
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Largo de São Luís
8000, Faro
A hermitage in "chão" style, with a sole nave and a main chapel, terraced, an octagonal dome in the main chapel with a lantern decorated by mortar works, rococo. The main façade and the interior decoration are neoclassic.
Busto de Doutor Silva Nobre
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Rua Vasco da Gama
8000, Faro
Located in the town's centre, this bust is a homage to doutor Silva Nobre.
Edifício do Banco de Portugal
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Praça Dom Francisco Gomes, 12
8000-168, Faro
An imposing neo-manuelin (from a style created by the king Dom Manuel I at the times of the sea discoveries) mannor. One should pay close attention to the ashlar frames, to the neo-manuelin jagged battlements, to the horseshoe shaped arches and to the neo-arab tiles.
Busto do Coronel Aboim Ascenção
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Largo de São Sebastião
8000, Faro
A bust as a homage to the Colonel Alboim Ascensão.