FARO

The capital of the region, with a medieval wall and a large number of monuments: Cathedral (Romanesque-Gothic origin), Nossa Senhora da Assunção Convent (Renaissance), São Francisco Church (16th-18th centuries). Museums to visit: Infante Dom Henrique, Regional Ethnographic, Ramalho Ortig„o and Antoniano (next to Santo AntÛnio do Alto Chapel). Also worthwhile visiting are the beautiful churches of São Pedro da MisericÛrdia and Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Roman ruins of Milreu in the suburbs.