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Monuments in Faro
Centro Histórico de Faro
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Faro
8000, Faro
The region of Faro has been becoming increasingly cosmopolitan. Continues to be more popular as a tourist attraction in the summer, but increasingly in other capital gains not only the beaches. Its picturesque historic centre, the Castle and the walls are visiting points that any searches. Also the asset level is very rich, like the chapel of our Lady of good hope, the Capuchos convent, the Cathedral of Faro, the Igreja da Misericórdia or even the Villa Romana de Milreu.
Fonte da EN523
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Rua José Ferreiro Paio
8005, Faro
A fountain with a rectangular tank and two faucets, plus painted tiles and na interesting finishing at the top.
Arco da Porta Nova
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Rua da Porta Nova
8000, Faro
An archway belomging to the walls of the late-romanic period, dating back to the 16th century.
Fortaleza de Faro
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Largo de São Francisco
8000, Faro
A fort with an elliptic plant and walls with battlements. The remnants of this building face, to the south, the railway and, to the north, the Largo Doutor Francisco Gomes and the Rua do Albergue.
Palácio Fialho
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Rua de Berlim
8000, Faro
A small palace of bourgeois features, where one should notice the symmetry of the façades and the axis of the prominent main façade. One should also pay close attention to the grandeur of the atrium and the stairway leading up to the main floor, as well as the mural paintings in some of the rooms.
Palacete Belmarço
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Largo Dom Marcelino Franco, 1
8000, Faro
Built in 1912 by the merchant Manuel de Jesus Belmarço, it is a revivalist palace, with a rectangular plan and two floors, with bourgeois characteristics. One should notice the volumetrics of the corner turret, the stonework coat of the main façade and the diversity of the spans frames.