Up on hillsides or huddled behind thick ramparts, these secret bastions tell the story of another face of the Algarve, one of ...

Silves boasts the best preserved castle in the region, built during its medieval heyday when it was a Moorish settlement in the 11th to 13th centuries. Now, the town is a bit of a backwater ...

Walk through the historic town of Silves - Silves Castle is considered the best preserved of the Moorish castles in Portugal. It is believed to have been built during the Roman period, although it ...