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- Museu Arqueologico,
Albufeira
Museu Arqueologico in Albufeira features a gocollection of Stone
Age, Roman and Moorish artifacts. Pay special attention to the
10th-century Arab silo as well as the set of weathered 16th-century
keystones.
- Museu Arqueologico,
Faro
Museu Arqueologico in Faro is one of the mostfascinating museums
in the Algarve. The museum is housed in the former convent of
Nossa Senhora da Assuncao, a house of St Clare founded in 1518.
The exhibits of this Faro museum include the 16th-century Italian
paintings, fragments of a Moorish bowl inscribed with 'Allah',
and other highlights.
- Museu Maritimo, Faro
The harbor commander's office in the north of the harbor in
Faro houses Museu Maritimo, the exhibits of which provide a
background to seafaring and fishing in the Algarve, Portugal.
Here one can see the scale models of caravels, galleons and
steamboats as well as Carlos Porfirio’s dramatic oil painting.
- Museu Regional, Lagos
Museu Regional de Lagos, located next to the church of St. Anthony,
is one of the most interesting museums in the Algarve. The museum
boasts a fantastic collection of oddities, rarities and priceless
treasures.
- Museu Cerro da Vila,
Vilamoura
Museu Cerro da Vila in Vilamoura features artefacts from the
Roman civilisation in Vilamoura. It houses a fascinating display
of Roman, Visigoth and Moorish artifacts. The ruins include
the baths in which the mariners used to bathe.
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