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Overview:
Faro, Portugal, is the capital of the
Algarve. Excellent beaches are within easy reach, and in summer
there's quite a nightlife scene, as thousands of travelers pass
through on their way to and from the airport, west of town.
Particularly
attractive is the old part of the city surrounded still by the
Roman walls which date back to the 9th. Inside a
spacious open square that was once the site of the Roman Forum
is a 13th Century Cathedral that faces the 18th
Century Episcopal palace. An interesting building is the neighboring
16th Century Convent that is now turned into the home
of the city’s archaeological museum. Within it is a section
devoted to the Arab occupation. The "golden" church of
Nossa Senhora do Carmois claimed to be the best
example of gold-leaf woodwork in southern Portugal. It also
contains the macabre spectacle of a chapel lined with the bones
from over 1.200 monks!
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