The white houses with blue or yellow stripes and the several gates clearly show this is a medieval town that preserves its original settings inside its walls. A special note to the 12th century castle, the royal paço, now a pousada, the aqueduct, the pillory and several romanesque churches from the 16th to 18th centuries.

The museum is a result of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian’s will, an Armenian that gathered more than 6000 works of art during his life, that are now assembled in this beautiful space. It is an impressive collection, covering a temporal space from the ancient Egyptian empire until the XX century. Here are represented different civilizations and hemispheres.

Museum that has a collection of more than 50,000 matchboxes from around the world, including the first ones made in Portugal. It is now the largest collection of its kind in all of Europe. It all started when Aquiles Mota Lima exchanged a box of matches with an American lady on a steamer bound for England.

The church, built in the first half of the 16th century, features Manueline and Mannerist architecture. In the second half of the 18th century, it underwent extensive renovations, including the altarpiece, decoration of the chancel, arch, and vault. In the late 19th century, the choir was built, and the nave vaults were decorated. It now houses a nursing home.

Does Tastes moved from Olhão to Castro Marim in 2006, settling in an old factory of anchovies. Now is in the historic centre of Faro, in a space with 56 seats, smokers and non-smokers, easy parking, breakfast nook and kitchen with capacity for appropriate response and an underground wine cellar in ancient deposits of wine.

This Pavilion is manned Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 17:30 by the schools of the County. After the 17:30 till 11:0 pm is usually occupied by various entities that enjoy the space. However, it is absolutely necessary to make appointment and pay the rental of space. On weekends there are basketball and handball Federated games with teams from the municipality.

This house, repaired in 1919, has luxurious interiors and a neo-Arabian yard with a fountain. This is a good example of a mannerist urban palace, characterized by a great sobriety and simplicity that reveals the usual social division of space. The exterior simplicity contrasts with the romantic exuberance at the interior. It is also known as São Luís da Pena or Pais do Amaral Palace.

The Parque de Campismo das Taipas, situated on the Bank of the river Ave, in the middle of the green zone, is limited by the tree-lined Boulevard Rosa Guimarães and leisure parks das Taipas and bridge. Here you can practice numerous sports and recreational activities or, Alternatively, pay a visit to the Citânia de Briteiros and the historic centre of Guimarães.

An isolated, rural village that still has a traditional look in a rather scenic landscape. In the parish, one may visit the mother church, the chapel of Malpique, the chapel of Saint Pedro, the roman ruins of Alcolobre, the church of the military camp of Santa Margarida and the water mills. The local craftswork includes the manufacturing of baskets, benches and embroideries.

Located in a newly renovated palace dating from the end of the 18th century, overlooking the imposing Avenida dos Aliados and at a walking distance from all the major cultural highlights such as the Bolhão Market, Ribeira District or the Clérigos Church the Palacio das Cardosas is the ideal place for those looking to meet the city's true essence.