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About 99 miles away
A Roman temple and a chapel of bones, among cork forests.
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Silves Castle
The red sandstone walls of the Moors' capital of the Algarve, one of the best-preserved Moorish forts in Portugal.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Castle hill, 8300 SilvesDirections
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by car from Portimão; the train station is 2 kilometers from town.
Why Go
Between the 8th and 13th centuries Silves was the Moorish capital of the region, and its castle, built of blood-red stone, grew into a great fortress. Walk the walls for views over the orange groves, then visit the Gothic cathedral below.
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