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Castle of Silves

The Castle of Silves in the Algarve, located in the city, Town and County of the same name, in the District of Faro in Portugal. In a dominant position over the mouth of the Arade River, garrisoned that stretch of coast, constitutes the largest castle in the Algarve region and is considered the finest example of military architecture Islamic country.The early human occupation of the hill Silves dates back to prehistory, it is believed that, in the first millennium BC, browsers Phoenicians have penetrated the Arade River, navigable until the late Middle Ages, and subsequently, has known the presence of Roman, here explored deposits of copper, as the testimonies archaeological.

Castle Alcantarilha

Alcantarilha Castle in Algarve, located in the village and parish of Alcantarilha, Municipality of Silves, Faro District, in Portugal. Little-known monument, now in ruins, had the function of defending the people of the village and surrounding area from attacks by pirates from the North of Africa.It is believed that early human occupation dates back to his farm a fort pre-historic, built in the transition period from the Neolithic to the Chalcolithic. Although it is also believed to have been known to navigators Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians, the conquest of this town to the Lusitano in the context of the Roman invasion of the Iberian Peninsula have occurred in 198 BC, when it will be set up in base camp or military occupation, served by neighboring port of Armacao de Pera.

Cathedral of Silves

The Cathedral of Silves is a cathedral located in the city and parish of the same name (more precisely in the Largo da Se), the district of Faro, Portugal. The structure has a stamp today mainly Gothic, but also elements of other times, as it has been undergoing changes over the centuries.It is difficult to pinpoint the exact origin of the cathedral, and if this has been built on a mosque after the conquest of the city from the Moors by D. Dinis, but it is known that the current building have been initiated between the middle and end of the thirteenth century. Several earthquakes have been deteriorating the building still unfinished, and this turned out to be reformed in the mid- fifteenth century, following a simple Gothic structure.

Armacao de Pera

Armacao de Pera is a village Portuguese in the municipality of Silves.Armacao de Pera is a village very popular in summer and during the bathing season population several times its population in winter, making it a very complete destination for summer and beyond.Armacao de Pera this is a fishing district, where the population knows how to receive those who come out to enjoy this marvel of land planted to the seaside.

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