Downtown Faro is a true shopping mall in the open, with an architecture of great beauty. Here you will find famous shops which give animation to the space and offer diversified products. Let us highlight the Street Dom Francisco Gomes, a pedestrian street, paved with typical motifs on the floor, where one can find traditional commerce all around.

Opened in 2007, was the 14th Center to integrate the Live Science Network, which shows us the world of energy and the environment. It consists of two buildings: the monitoring and Environmental Interpretation Centre and the Home of silk. The first consists of interactive modules on the environment, energy, recycling. Silk's House is part of a former mill, probably used in the dyeing process of silk, in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Opened in 2007, was the 14th Center to integrate the Live Science Network, which shows us the world of energy and the environment. It consists of two buildings: the monitoring and Environmental Interpretation Centre and the Home of silk. The first consists of interactive modules on the environment, energy, recycling. Silk's House is part of a former mill, probably used in the dyeing process of silk, in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Located near the Carlos Machado Museum, five minutes from downtown Ponta Delgada, the Canadian Hotel offers the necessary comfort to enjoy your stay on the island of São Miguel. Inside, an exquisite and verdant garden comprises the landscape. For the more demanding, the Canuck Bar is open daily from 12 at 12:0 am and on the weekends has live music.

In this hotel, class, refined good taste and well-being combine in perfect harmony to receive guests. Opened in 2004, this space is prepared to meet the needs of those seeking well-being, relaxation and balance between body and soul, as well as the tranquility of a beach destination, the fun of a vacation in a tourist center, the refinement and technology in a business meeting, the luxury of an event and the charm of a novel.

Charm and refinement. In Palácio da Lousã, the first boutique-hotel to open doors in Portugal, will get lost in the many tasteful details that populate the former Palace of the Viscondessa do Espinhal, a 13th century house restored blameless, maintaining the original paintings, which can be enjoyed in the dining room. The decoration of the 46 rooms varies between the refined and contemporary.

Also known as Mirante Emydgio da Silva (or Emídio da Silva), who was responsible for the idea of building this place, it was designed by the Italian Nicolau Bigaglia, having been built in the 20th century. It was opened in 1908 and the stone columns were brought from the Lorvão Monastery. This viewpoint provides a beautiful view over the Buçaco mountains, the Mondego River and the village of Penacova.

The Bela Vista (Lovely View) Park is the result of the reconversion of an old farm, one among the many that once existed in the eastern part of town. Th first plantation of trees dates back to almost two decades before now. Nonetheless, the Park only opened its gates in 1991. A wide area where musical events take place.

It is the largest urban park in the country, with an area of 83 hectares that extends to the sea. Designed by the architect Sidónio Pardal, it is an open space with water mirrors, lawns, small woods and about 10 km of paths. It has excellent conditions for the practice of sports or, simply, for walking in contact with Nature. In the park, you can also visit the Water Pavilion and the Sea Life aquarium.

A former monastery founded in 1725 to serve as a hospital and hostel for the friars of the Third Order who used the thermal baths. The convent area consists of the temple, cloister, and monastic outbuildings. Of the former monastery, only the church remains, with the interior featuring tiles and the image of the Virgin and Child. It has a working carillon and is occasionally open for classical music and traditional regional music concerts.