This church is already mentioned in documents dating from 1220, as an integral part of the patronage of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pombeiro. However, the current building has features of later Gothic influence, even though Romanesque construction was used. The chapel was probably built in the 13th century, when King Mendo de Sousa moved to Vila Verde. Today, evidence of frescoes by Mestre Arnaus can still be seen in the chancel, as weel as the plasterwork decorated with paintings in the nave.

It is believed that this castle was built before the establishment of the nation, during the reign of Alfonso IX of León. Later, King Dinis recovered much of that region, ordering restoration and expansion works on its fortresses. King Manuel I granted a new charter to the town, leading to further restoration works. Currently, two square towers remain, one of the entrance gates bearing the royal crown and the coat of arms of King Manuel. Nothing remains of the wall that surrounded the town.

This is the first unit in Portugal this prestigious hotel chain. The hotel offers 327 rooms and a wide range of leisure facilities, bars and restaurants, a swimming pool discovery of thousand square meters. Building with excellent sea view and very close to the beach, consists of 11 floors, in which stands out the Arab-influenced architecture.

Placed in the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (Nature Park), the hotel is in front of the Tavira Island. Placed in a former tuna fishery settlement and on the fishermen’s former houses, this hotel disposes of 162 comfortable, well furnished rooms. Standing out is the fact that it offers transportation, in its private boat, to the town centre and the beach.

Square-shaped castle surrounded by a moat and two cylindrical turrets. Access is via a classic Roman doorway. It is a rare example in the panorama of Portuguese military architecture, with the medieval fence, towers and doors coexisting with the Renaissance fortification. The Alcáçova dos Duques de Bragança stands out, with rooms with marble columns and ribbed vaults.

Fortified village that had at least five lines of walls. In excavations carried out in this town were laid bare some cores with circular and rectangular constructions, floors, walls of rooms, walls, late-Romanesque and Ceramic grinding wheels of manual Mills, among other vestiges. It is also known as Castro da Cividade.

Of this set of 18th-century curtain walls and bastions, the bastions of the main church and Santo Antônio church, the Graça wall, and the Clock Tower stand out. The rectangular tower features a small terrace where the bell tower rests. Above the arch of the gate, which once defended the town, is an image of Our Lady of the Conception.

Franciscan convent founded in 1603 by Leonardo de Campos and follows the typology of this type of convent. For this reason and the interior treasures it contains, it is given great heritage value. Inside, the tiles with a 17th century pattern stand out, as well as the altarpieces and tombstones from the end of the 18th century. It currently operates as a mercy hospital and pharmacy.

At the core of the Holy Martyr, in the Church of the Holy Martyr Saint Sebastian, in Vila Franca de Xira lies the exhibition "art and Devotion-Forms and Perspectives", dedicated to sacred art. This exhibition, based on the concept of annual turnover of parts, enables the public to the enjoyment of a diversity of remaining goods that would otherwise be out of the public domain.

Church of three aisles separated by arches broke and frontispiece to sing, featuring a central body crowned by balustrade, located between two bell towers. The Mannerist and Baroque building, is of great magnificence, a result of the profound renovation works carried out in the 17th and 18th century. Inside, the piece of appreciable, particularly in carved chancel.