Fortress · 11th-c. Arab gate; arch c.1792
Arco da Vila
Bologna architect Francesco Fabri builds the arch for Bishop Francisco Gomes do Avelar around the old gate.
Stories
The sea gate of the Moors 11th c.
Behind the arch survives the Arab gate through which people arriving by sea entered the walls.
An Italian arrives 1790
In November Fabri arrives in the Algarve and lives with the bishop.
A bishop's gate for the city c.1792
Bologna architect Francesco Fabri builds the arch for Bishop Francisco Gomes do Avelar around the old gate.