Housed in the building of the Algarve District Assembly, the Regional Museum has a reproduction of a typical Algarve house on public display, with all the objects used in domestic life and the tools used in the different economic activities in the region. In addition, visitors can see a collection of paintings by the Algarve […]
With the transfer of the Seat of the Bishopric from Silves to Faro at the end of the 16th century, it became necessary to create an episcopal Palace facing the cathedral in the old city. The Episcopal Palace was built at the beginning of the 17th century and is without doubt one of the most […]
After authorisation was given by the Senate of the Council in 1693, the Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of the Conception occupied the spaces adjacent to the Ermida do Espírito Santo. This chapel, which no longer exists, had a single, longitudinal nave, an altarpiece in Baroque carving and walls lined with figurative tiles. The convent […]
The building of the castle’s old “alcaidaria” (governor’s residence) houses the Municipal Museum, where visitors can see an interesting exhibition of archaeology with objects found in the municipality of Loulé, as well as the “Traditional Kitchen” exhibition.
Originally built in the 16th century, as can be seen from the side door in the Manueline style, the chapel Ermida de São Sebastião (St Sebastian) was rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century and underwent major architectural renovations. On the façade, there is an interesting doorway in the Baroque style, which is […]
A 16th century church rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake. The doorway is in the Renaissance style and it has an art collection comprising a number of pieces of religious art, including the flags of the Irmandade da Misericórdia (Mercy Confraternity) and some 18th and 19th century statues. In an annex, there is a small museum […]
