This is the admin. center of the Algarve region, and plenty of Arab and Roman ruins abound there. A cathedral, palace and convent all offer a feast of plenty to the curious. The Roman fortressed wall still stands and the nautical history of the area can be checked out at the Naval Museum.
A visit to this capital city would be incomplete without a trek to one of Faro’s Saterday Flea Markets.
Mercado mensal, Estoi
Gipsy market in the municipality of Faro
Date: 2nd Sunday of the month
Location: Estoi, near the school EB23
Mercado mensal, Faro
Gipsy market in the municipality of Faro
Date: 2nd Sunday of the month
Location: Faro, near the Teatro Municipal
Mercado mensal, Montenegro
Gipsy market in the municipality of Faro
Date: 1st Sunday of the month
Location: Montenegro, Rua Júlio Dinis (in front of the Junta da Freguesia)