Faro
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Historic places in Faro
- Arco da Vila — Bologna architect Francesco Fabri builds the arch for Bishop Francisco Gomes do Avelar around the old gate.
- Faro Cathedral (Igreja de Santa Maria) — After Afonso III takes Faro, the mosque is turned into a Christian church.
- Carmo Church and Chapel of Bones — The Chapel of Bones behind the church opens, lined with the bones of more than 1,000 Carmelite friars; the door reads "Stop here and consider, that you will reach this state too".
- Arco do Repouso — Legend says King Afonso III rested at this gate after taking Faro from the Moors.
- Church of São Pedro — Faro's fishermen fund a small hermitage, the seed of the parish church.
- Convent of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Municipal Museum) — Queen Leonor founds a Poor Clares convent on Roman fish-salting tanks and the old Jewish quarter.
- Walls of Faro (Vila-Adentro fortress) — After Yahia Ben Bakr's revolt, the town is ringed by defensive walls.
- Church and Hospital of the Misericórdia — Manuel I has a hospital and the church of Espírito Santo (Misericórdia) built near the shore.
- Church of the Third Order of São Francisco — The church is known for its 18th-century tile panels and gilt carvings.
- Teatro Lethes (Jesuit College of Santiago Maior) — Venetian doctor Lázaro Doglioni, shipwrecked in 1804, opens the theatre on 4 April for Queen Maria II's birthday.
- Hermitage of Santo António do Alto — Under Afonso IV a tower is built on the highest point to complete the city defences.
- 17th-century city wall (stretches) — During the Restoration Wars Faro's walls are expanded.
- Palacete Doglioni (Cúmano) — Lázaro Doglioni buys the late-18th-century palace and renovates it.
- Palacete Belmarço — Merchant Manuel Belmarço, rich from coffee and grain trade in Brazil, builds the palace.
- Church and former Convent of Santo António dos Capuchos — The convent church is classified with its 18th-century gilt woodwork and tiles.
- Hermitage of São Sebastião — The hermitage is classified a Monument of Public Interest.
- Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Pé da Cruz — The hermitage is classified a Monument of Public Interest.
- Palácio Bivar — The palace is classified a Property of Public Interest.
- Solar do Capitão-Mor — The captain-major's manor is classified a Property of Public Interest.
- Solar dos Gárfias — The manor is classified a Property of Public Interest.
- Casa das Figuras (18th-century façade) — Only the 18th-century façade of the "House of Figures" is classified.
- Horta do Ourives (manor, chapel and farm buildings) — The manor house, chapel and old farm buildings are classified as an ensemble.
- Casa Crispim (former District Archive) — The house that held the district archive is classified a Property of Public Interest.
- Palacete Ferreira de Almeida — The building on Praça Ferreira de Almeida is classified a Property of Public Interest.
- 18th-century building (Seguros Fidelidade) — The 18th-century building is classified a Property of Public Interest.
- Granary of the São Francisco convent — The friars' granary in the São Francisco convent grounds is classified.