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Escultura Zephirus
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Circular de Loulé
8100, Loulé
An iron sculpture, eight metres tall, which has a sort of a fan by Adam McClellan at the top. It was inaugurated on 14 July 2001.
Rocha da Pena
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Vale do Álamo
8100, Rocha da Pena
Between Benafim and Salir, right in the ravines of the Algarve, Rocha da Pena is a place with a bleak landscape in a large plateau, about 2 km wide and almost 500 metres high. Of speological interest due to th existence of several caves, the Site is also extremely rich in terms of its fauna (namely, for their rarity, the buzzard and the Bonelli's eagle) and its flora (wild rose, wild orchid and marsh tea). Algar dos Mouros, at the top of the rock, is known in historical terms because the moors took refuge there when Salir was reconquered. Aside …
Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
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Rua Padre José António Nobre Duarte
8100, Loulé
18th century hermitage, located on a hillock, with a simple architectural structure. One should notice, in the high altar, the 18th century sculptured panel and the image of the patron saint, with a dramatic expression, dating back to the 17th century. On one of the walls there is a crucifix made with tiles, with images, of the 18th century.
Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Pilar
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Rua Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, 122-A
8100-523, Loulé
A hermitage composed of a sole nave, main chapel and sacristy. The main façade is a sole bunting, torn by an ashlar portal with an architrave rod, surmounted by a large window in a straight rod, sided by ashlar cracks. Inside, one should notice the high choir with wooden gratings over a crossvault and the nave, topped by a cradle vault. The main chapel has a triumphal arch in painted wood, an altar encased by pattern tiles and a panel in painted wood with the shape of a throne.
Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Rua Paio Peres Correia
8100-564, Loulé
A temple built in the second half of the 17th century, with a simple exterior but much riches in its interior. It has a valuable set of tiles showing scenes of the Virgin Mary's life and a beautiful golden sculptured
Busto de Manuel Brito Pardal
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Largo Poeta Pardal
8125, Quarteira
Small bronze bust as a homage to the poet and fisherman Manuel Brito Pardal (1916-1984).
Busto de José da Costa Mealha
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Avenida José da Costa Mealha
8100, Loulé
A bronze bust of José da Costa Mealha (1881-1919) placed on top of a two meters tall pedestal.
Busto de José Bernardo Lopes
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Largo Doutor Bernardo Lopes
8100, Loulé
A bust of José Bernardo Lopes, dating back to 1960.