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Monuments in Silves
Ponte de Silves
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Ponte Romana
8300, Silves
Roman bridge that crosses the Arade River at its widest point. It is pedestrian-only and has five round arches. This medieval bridge took several years to build, with several reconstructions.

Igreja Matriz de São Bartolomeu de Messines
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Rua do Arco, 3
8375-145, São Bartolomeu de Messines
Built in the 16th century, during the transition from the Manueline to the Renaissance style, the church features an interesting Baroque façade, added later, with white walls and red sandstone stonework. The slender pulpit and corresponding access staircase, built with local marble, are small Baroque masterpieces. The church also houses a valuable collection of statues from the 16th to 18th centuries, particularly those dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Fortaleza de Armação de Pêra
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Largo da Fortaleza
8365-108, Armação de Pêra
The fort was built primarily to defend the area, as well as its inhabitants, who traveled from the parish headquarters (Alcantarilha) to this location to dedicate themselves to their "art of work." Around 1720, a chapel dedicated to the fort's patron saint was built within the fortress. Today, it is known as the Chapel of Our Lady of the Afflicted.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves
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Rua da Misericórdia, 2
8300-137, Silves
The church consists of a single nave and a main façade served by a two-flight staircase and a classically designed portico with a triangular pediment. The interior is covered by a barrel vault, and the main altar features a 16th-century altarpiece with fluted Ionic columns. It features painted panels, the main one depicting a Visitation, while the four side panels and three upper panels allude to the seven works of Mercy.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição / Igreja Paroquial de Alcantarilha
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Largo da Igreja, 2
8365-012, Alcantarilha
This Manueline church features the chancel vault and triumphal arch. Also noteworthy is the 18th-century altarpiece in the chancel, in Rococo style, and the Baroque chest in the sacristy. Adjoining the church is a small Chapel of Bones.

Sé Catedral de Silves
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Rua do Sagrado Coração de Maria
8300-146, Silves
Gothic temple built with local red sandstone, significantly altered by later restorations. The main façade features a portico with an ogival archivolt. The Baroque-style door dates from 1781. The interior has three naves, the central one being the tallest.

Castelo de Silves
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Rua do Castelo
8300-112, Silves
Silves Castle is the largest in the Algarve and one of the most notable works of military architecture bequeathed by the Arabs. The structure was composed of several elements: the citadel, the Almedina walls, the Curaçao, the Arrabalde walls, and several moats. The walls are shaped like an irregular polygon, consisting of eleven rectangular towers. The citadel is the most important area, where two cisterns from the original period and the well, called the Moorish Cisterna, can be seen. Archaeological excavations have uncovered a Muslim dwelling, called the "Palácio das Varandas," the residence of the city's lord. The mixture of …

Igreja Matriz de São Marcos da Serra
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Largo da Igreja
8375-252, São Marcos da Serra
Church built on a longitudinal plan and composed of nave, chancel, bell-tower, baptismal chapel and sacristy. It is the town’s building that has the most urban impact. The doorway and the baptismal font exhibit traces of the manueline period.

Igreja de São Francisco
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Rua de São Francisco, 3-A
8365-204, Pêra
Church with longitudinal nave plant with lateral chapels and rectangular chancel. The sacristy has access to the outside beneath the Bell Tower. Conventual, religious and Baroque architecture.

