Silves

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