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Faro - Algarve - Portugal
ABOUT FARO
Faro is a Portuguese city with about 41 000 inhabitants, is the capital of the the region, sub region, and the old province of Algarve, which occupies an area of 4960 km ² and live 426 386 people, number of 2007. It is the seat of a municipality with 201.59 km ² and 58 698 inhabitants in 2008, is divided into 6 parishes. It is bordered to the north and west by the municipality of São Brás de Alportel, east of Olhão, Loulé by west and south by the Formosa Ria and the Atlantic Ocean. Faro airport makes the city, the second largest external input of the country, giving it a distinctly cosmopolitan valence.
Getting to Faro
Highway
The capital of the Algarve has today an excellent transport system, close to the nearby cities of Olhão and Loulé, but also great highways that link it to any part of the Algarve, Spain and the Portuguese capital - Lisbon.
Railroad
In railway terms, the city has frequent and fast connections to Lisbon (3h01m) and Porto (5h49m). Also planned is a high-speed railway, which provides a link Faro-Huelva, as well as a household connection Faro-Évora-Beja which converge in the future link between the two Iberian capitals - Lisbon and Madrid.
Faro International Airport.
Built in 1965 the is still a modern Airport that serves all the Algarve. Located in the prime Portuguese touristic area - The Algarve it receives thousands of visitors each year, holiday makers coming to enjoy the sun of the Algarve. The Airport is equipped with all the services necessary for passenger, making it one of the most important airports in Portugal.
Principais Distâncias.
Faro International Airport - 6.5 km.
Faro beach - 9 km.
Portimão - 60 km.
Porto - 556 km.
Lisbon - 277 km.
Huelva Spain - 112 km.
Sevilha Spain - 201 km.
Gibraltar UK - 391 km.
History of Faro.
The first date that makes reference to Faro, come from the eighth century BC, during the Phoenician colonization of the Western Mediterranean. The city served as a trading post, making part of an extensive system based on commercial exchange of agricultural products, fish and minerals. Its name at that time was \"Ossónoba\", one of the most important urban centres of southern Portugal. Between the third century and eighth century AD the city was under Roman and Visigoth occupation, been conquered by the Moors in the year 713 AD, erecting a fort there. Following independence from Portugal in 1143, the first king of Portugal D. Afonso Henriques and his successors began to expand the country's south, regaining the territories then occupied by the Moors, which culminated in the conquest of the Algarve and Faro in the year 1249 by the troops of King Afonso III. Faro received the title of city status in 1540 and since 1830, the capital of the Algarve. Faro was partially destroyed during the great earthquake of 1755, and part of its walls, as well as some other buildings collapsed. .
Faro Today.
Faro took its cosmopolitan vocation with the inauguration of its international airport on 11 July 1965, even during the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. Nowadays, thanks to increased demand for tourism in the Algarve, the city has the second busiest airport in Portugal behind the Portela airport in Lisbon, with a movement of more than 5 million passengers per year. The airport is also used by tourists heading into the Andalusia, due to certain places are closer to Faro, than to Seville Airport.
Geography.
The highlight of the county is the Formosa Ria which is a marsh extending through the municipalities of Loulé, Faro, Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António, covering an area of about 18 400 hectares along 60 kilometers from the river Beach to the beach of Manta Rota. This is an area protected by Natural Park status, issued by Decree-Law 373/87 of 9 December 1987. The south is protected from the Atlantic Ocean by a line of sand dunes, formed by two peninsulas. The Faro peninsula, which includes Ancão and Faro beach. The Cacela peninsula, which includes the beach of Manta Rota and five sand barrier islands - Island Barreta, Culatra Island, Olhao, Tavira Island and the Cabanas Isle, Both peninsulas protect the entire National Park. It is a wetland of international importance as habitat for waterfowl and is the subject of many studies conducted by students of the University of Algarve.
Gastronomy.
The Algarve cuisine dates back to historical times of the Roman and Arabic, being aware of the climate of the region one of the main tourist attractions. The ingredients used reflect the fresh flavours of the sea and pleasant aromas and strong field. Since the famous \"Rice Razor\" to the sweet \"Don Rodrigo\", are wonders for everyone.
Algarve Stadium.
The Algarve Stadium is the most important sport infrastructure of the county, built for the European Championships held in Portugal in 2004. The stadium is located in the Park of Cities at the border of the municipalities of Loulé and Faro. Currently the stadium is used by the Sporting Clube Farense and by the Louletano Desportos Clube. Because neither teams are in the main Portuguese league, the two cities responsible by the stadium, have united efforts to attract events stimulating the use of this excellent infrastructure. Thus, the stadium have been host to a numerous sporting events, as several official matches of the Portuguese Cup, Super Cup Final in 2005 and the League Cup in 2008, and cultural as the Algarve Summer Festival. .
Monuments:
Old city.
Arc of the Vila and its walls.
Castle.
Cathedral Church.
Paço Episcopal and Episcopal Palace.
Banc of Portugal.
Theater Lethes.
São Francisco Convent.
São Francisco Church.
Capuchos Convent.
Santo António do Alto Chapel.
Estói Palace.
Estoi Church.
Santa Bárbara Church.
Jewish Cemetery.
São Luís Chapel.
Pé da Cruz Chapel.
São Sebastião Chape.
São Pedro Church.
Carmo Church.
N. Sra. da Assumpção Convent and Arqueologic Museum.
Misericórdia Church.
Nossa Senhora da Esperança Chapel.
Nossa Senhora do Repouso Chapel.
Nossa Senhora da Conceição Church.
Figuras Place.
What you can find in Faro
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