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Around 5,000 years ago, an important prehistoric community lived in Alcalar.

The ruins of the Roman village of Montinho das Laranjeiras, near Alcoutim, were exposed after a great flood in the Guadiana River, in 1876. In March of the following year, the archaeologist Estácio da Veiga carried out the first excavation at the site, having concluded that he was before the remains of a Roman villa.

This archaeological excavation of an Islamic village of fishermen, in Carrapateira, brought to the surface the ruins of a 12th century village.

The Arrifana Fortress was built in 1635 by order of the Governor of the Kingdom of the Algarve and Captain-Mor, D. Gonçalo Coutinho.

Paderne Castle, also known as Almóada Castle, is one of the 7 castles that appear on the Flag of Portugal, represented by the shields included in it.

Located to the west of the historic village of Estoi, 8km from Faro, the

The Cerro da Vila Archaeological Station, in Vilamoura, is a historical record of the successive civilizations that settled in this area of the Algarve and here remained for nine centuries, namely Romans, Visigoths and Arabs.

The Explanatory and Reception Center of the “Calçadinha” (Centro Explicativo e de Acolhimento da “Calçadinha”) of São Brás de Alportel centralizes the works and archaeological findings of the municipality in a single space.

The Municipal Museum of Archaeology of Silves was built around an Almohad Cistern Well from the 12th-13th centuries, which became part of the museum's collection.

The Castle of Tavira has its origins in the construction of a Phoenician wall between the 8th and 7th centuries BC.

The São Luís de Almádena Fort was built in 1632, during the reign of Filipe II, by D. Luís de Sousa, Count of Prado, Governor and Captain-General of the Kingdom of the Algarve.

Praia da Mareta, in Sagres, is also an excellent place to observe paleontological fossil records, namely invertebrates of the Zoophycos type or other types, such as ammonite fossils.

Praia da Salema is not a simple beach, geologically speaking, since there you can find dinosaur footprints preserved in some rocky areas.

The megalithic tomb of Santa Rita, in Cacela Velha, dates back to 2500 BC. and is considered one of the most important megalithic constructions in the Algarve. Several bones were found at the site and some objects that would have been left in the place as offerings.