Things to do in The Algarve

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Faro

Faro is a lively city with attractive shopping precincts, good restaurants and a frenetic nightlife thanks to its student population. Thousands of travellers pass through en route …

Faro

Faro is a lively city with attractive shopping precincts, good restaurants and a frenetic nightlife thanks to its student population. Thousands of travellers pass through en route to the popular resorts of the Algarve. The Old Town is entered through an 18th-century gate and enclosed by the remnants of medieval walls. Faro's most famous attraction is a chapel decorated with the bones of more than 1,200 disinterred monks, named the Igreja do Carmo. Ria Formosa Natural Park is nearby, as is peaceful Estoi, with a pink Rococo palace and 1st-century Roman ruins. Faro also enjoys a long stretch of golden sand with umbrellas, sun loungers and watersports. The nightlife is usually found in the Rua do Prior, Rua Conselheiro Bivar and Rua Infante Dom Henrique.