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Antigo Convento da Nossa Senhora da Graça
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Largo Tenente Cabeçadas
8100, Loulé
Among the remnants of this ancient convent, its ruined portal is the most important element. It's a broken archway, of religious architecture, having belonged to the Franciscans and the Templars.
Monumento a Cândido Guerreiro
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Passeio Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco
8100, Alte
A monument in the honour of Cândido Guerreiro, poet and plawriter born in Alte.
Alminhas a Nossa Senhora da Piedade
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Piedade
8100, Loulé
"Alminhas" dating back to 1929, with a photograph of Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Our Lady of Piedade).
Estátua de Gil Eanes
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Avenida dos Descobrimentos
8600, Lagos
A bronze statue, inugurated in the 1960s, as a tribute by the city of Lagos to its most famous navigator, Gil Eanes.
Estátua de El Rei Dom Sebastião
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Praça Gil Eanes
8600, Lagos
Located in the town's centre, this statue by João Cutileiro pictures the king Dom Sebastião. It was inaugurated in 1973 on occasion of the 400 years of Lagos as a city celebrations.
Estátua de São Gonçalo de Lagos
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Avenida dos Descobrimentos
8600, Lagos
A bronze statue in honour of São Gonçalo de Lagos, the city's patron saint and the only saint to have been born in the Algarve. It is up on a pedestal, in the centre of a small fountain.
Estátua do Capitão de Abril Salgueiro Maia
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Rua Salgueiro Maia
8600, Lagos
A tribute bust to the captain Salgueiro Maia, for his deeds when he commanded the carnations revolution on 25 April 1974.
Estátua do Infante Dom Henrique
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Praça do Infante Dom Henrique
8600, Lagos
A tribute to the Infante Dom Henrique, Henry the Navigator, inaugurated in 1960 at the time of the 500 years of his death.
Monumento aos Navegadores
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Avenida dos Descobrimentos
8600, Lagos
A monument as a tribute to the brave navigators of Lagos. A sculpture made of three spirals, that seeks to represent the will and effort of the navigators in face of the sea and of the unknown.