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About Faro
Faro is the capital of the Algarve region, the tourist region of Portugal. It is quite far from the capital, about 278 km.
Weather
The average annual temperature is 17.8ºC.
Faro is the capital of the Algarve region, the tourist region of Portugal. It is quite far from the capital, about 278 km.
Weather
The average annual temperature is 17.8ºC.
Country and People
History
The city served as a stock trade of agricultural products, fish and minerals. Ossonoba (as it was known in Roman times) was one of the most important urban centers of southern Portugal and was conquered successively by Romans, Visigoths and Arabs, even after Portugal's independence in 1249.
One of the sad things about Faro was its partial destruction during an earthquake in 1755.
The city served as a stock trade of agricultural products, fish and minerals. Ossonoba (as it was known in Roman times) was one of the most important urban centers of southern Portugal and was conquered successively by Romans, Visigoths and Arabs, even after Portugal's independence in 1249.
One of the sad things about Faro was its partial destruction during an earthquake in 1755.
Getting Around
Road
Faro is well connected to Olhão, Loulé, to the coast, Spain and Lisbon.
Metro
There is a project to build a metro in Faro.
International Airport
Faro Airport is the second largest in Portugal, after Lisbon.
Faro is well connected to Olhão, Loulé, to the coast, Spain and Lisbon.
Metro
There is a project to build a metro in Faro.
International Airport
Faro Airport is the second largest in Portugal, after Lisbon.
Discover and Enjoy
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GastronomyFaro's cuisine has several dishes that combine meat, fish or pork with clams or baked octopus.
Desserts are usually sweet and have interesting names such as "Don Rodrigo" or "cushion girlfriend. "
Worth seeing
There is a number of monuments that are worth visiting if you make a trip to Faro:
Religious buildings such as:
• Faro Cathedral (Gothic)
• Faro Paço Episcopal
• San Francisco Convent
• San Francisco Church
• the Convent of Santo António dos Capuchos
• Church of San Pedro
• The Carmo Church
• the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Assumpção ...
Monuments such as:
• the Arco da Vila
• Lighthouse Walls
• Castle
• The Theatre Leth
• Estoi Palace
• The Barn of San Francisco
• the Mansion or the Guerreirinho Belmarço.
The city also has some interesting museums:
• Admiral Maritime Museum
• the Ortigão Ramalho
• Regional Museum
• the Life Sciences Center
• The Museo Municipal de Loulé
Also very interesting is Ria Formosa, a wetland, which is protected national park area.
