Silves castle dates from the 11thC but most of it has been flattened. They make a brave show with a piece of Almohad window held up by wire to justify charging admission fees, but their competition is intense.
Instead we have a very pleasant garden surrounded by the old walls with a statue of a man popping his cork, and the old water cistern housing an explanation of the work undertaken to save the Iberian Lynx.Read more
Tony HammondNot so much a castle more a way of fleecing the tourists....
PortugalPraça do Município37°11’20” N 8°26’28” W
PortugalPraça do Município37°11’20” N 8°26’28” W
Tony HammondNot so much a castle more a way of fleecing the tourists....
Tony Hammonddid you see Albufeira at all? was meant to go first to Lisbon and then there (Hapimag) this year with friends but Nino wasn't interested