Sightseeing

Sightseeing in the Portuguese Algarve

Lagos
Enclosed within the 5th century walls, with its Manueline window are the magnificent churches of San Sebastian (17-18th centuries), Santa Maria (16-19th centuries), and the very old San Joaoo Hermitage (8-9 centuries). Other points of interest include the Regional Museum, Governor’s Palace, Forte do Pau da Bandeira and the Old Slave Market.

Tavira
With its inviting long beaches, tile roofs and chimneys, this picturesque town offers a beautiful view over the Gilão river and its Roman bridge. Churches to visit: Santa Maria do Castelo (13th-18th centuries), Misericoordia (Renaissance), Nossa Senhora das Ondas (17th century), São Josee (with Gothic and Manueline elements), São Paulo and Carmo (17th-18th centuries). If you are browsing along the Travessa de Dona Brites, you will see beautiful medieval houses, with Gothic windows and portals. In the suburbs, in the small village of Luz there is a Renaissance church, which has been a pilgrimage place for many centuries.