The Algarve is the most visited region in Portugal. Faro is the largest city in the Algarve. Only 60,000 people still live there. Faro is an ancient city and has been inhabited since the Iron Age. The Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Moors settled in Faro and it shows. The
The Algarve is the most visited region in Portugal. Faro is the largest city in the Algarve. Only 60,000 people still live there. Faro is an ancient city and has been inhabited since the Iron Age. The Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Moors settled in Faro and it shows. The old part of Faro, take a look inside the old city walls. You can see beautiful sights such as the old city gates and the town hall. Near Faro you can visit the beautiful Ria Formosa nature reserve.