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Aljezur points of interest 1
Today we’ll talk about some Aljezur points of interest, because we’ve talked about the town in general in the past – about the great countryside and the coastline, as well as the many activities that you can pursue – but we didn’t really focus on the various tourism attractions that it offers, so that’s what we’ll do today, and we’ll start with a quick look at the historical and religious sites.
Algarve history travel guide 4
For Faro, we’re straying off the coast on our Algarve history travel guide by taking a detour to inland Loule.
The town features a couple of interesting monuments, including the home and a monument dedicated to the man who changed much of the face of Portugal – Duarte Pacheco. His monument at the top of the Avenida 25 de Abril reflects Pacheco’s commitment to modernize the architecture of Salazar’s Portugal. The place also features a castle – as most of the Algarve destinations feature one sort of fortification or another – however Loule also has a salt mine that you can visit which has some huge galleries from 230 to 270 metres long that will sometimes house art exhibitions.
