Algarve Faro Information

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Faro, the capital of the Algarve, is actually the biggest city in Southern Portugal with a population of over 50,000. Faro has two very distinct faces, around the Forum Algarve (a large shopping centre) and the airport you will find a large amount of urban sprawl and modern developments, however head into the centre and find the marina or ´doca de recreio´ and around here you will find the windy old town, which is in parts still surrounded by the old Town Wall built around the 9th Century.

There is ample parking in front of the Marina area and walk around the marina to find the tourist information office, always a good first point of call, which is near the entrance to the old town. From here there is a sign posted walk around the cobbled streets of the old city for visitors wishing to see the numerous churches and places of interest.

One particular highlight is the Largo de Campo, which contains the Capela dos Ossos or the Chapel of Bones. This is quite literally a chapel decorated by the skulls of over 1000 deceased monks. It looks like something from Indiana Jones, spooky but definitely worth a visit. Faro is an excellent shopping town - try the large shopping centre, Forum Algarve or the towns pedestrianised shopping streets. There are numerous places to eat all around the Praça Ferreira de Almeida. Also located here is a fantastic wine and spirit store that has walls of classic bottles of Port, some rather pricey but what greater present to someone than a bottle of Port from the year of their birth.


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