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Busto de Simon Bolívar
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Rotunda Simon Bolívar
8500, Portimão
Small bronze bust that pays tribute to Simon Bolivar, the great liberator of Venezuela. It is located in the Centre of the roundabout with the same name, based on a block of marble.
Fonte Luminosa da Rotunda dos Três Castelos
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Rotunda dos Três Castelos
8500, Portimão
Light source located in the center of the rotunda of the three Castles with fountains and a garden around.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Rua da Igreja
8500-597, Ferragudo
Church in which we highlight the following: the collection of ex-votos of fishermen, the altar of the 16th century and the religious images. Inside stands a set of images of the 20th century. 17th and 18th centuries and a beautiful double-sided representation of our Lady and the Lord Crucified.
Monumento ao Pescador
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Rua Infante Santo
8400, Ferragudo
In this land of sea and River could not miss a memorial that pays tribute to all the men of the sea, fishermen seeking sustenance in networks.
Convento de Nossa Senhora da Orada
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Alameda do Convento
8200, Albufeira
This former convent was built in a Valley once desert and it lies the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (formerly called Hermitage). The enormous devotion to our Lady on the part of many local fishermen is demonstrated by the amount of "ex-votos" found in the chapel of the Convent and that illustrate the miracles that occurred through his intercession. In the churchyard are two graves of victims of the constitutional struggles of the 19th century.
Igreja Matriz de Albufeira
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Rua da Igreja Nova
8200-151, Albufeira
Built in the late 18th century, the Igreja Matriz has an imposing bell tower. On the main altar there is a valuable image of Nossa Senhora da Conceição from the 18th century and an altarpiece painted by the Albufeira artist Samora Barros. On the side altars and in the sacristy there are images from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Moínho do Leitão
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Paderne
8200, Paderne
A wind mill built in stone, sand and whitewash, located at the top of the hillock of the same name. It is rebuilt and ready for functioning and it can be visited.
Ruínas do Castelo de Paderne
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Paderne
8200, Paderne
Occupied by the Romans in the mid-2nd century, it was transformed into a political and administrative center, conquered by the Moors in 713 and taken over by the Portuguese crown in 1248. The castle was restored by Dom Dinis. The walls are made of rammed earth with battlements and a walkway that communicates with the watchtower. Traces of sections of the wall, the entrance turret and, inside, the ruins of a church with Gothic and Manueline traces remain.
Igreja de São Sebastião
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Praça Miguel Bombarda, 9
8200-146, Albufeira
Building from the beginning of the 18th century, with a popular appearance. It has a main portal with Baroque decoration and a Manueline side portal. Wooden altarpiece, unique in the Algarve, with images from the 17th and 18th centuries. There is an image of the mutilated Senhora da Piedade. Inside is the Museum of Sacred Art of Albufeira.