Porta Árabe

Porta Árabe
tesouroThe historical center of Faro, known as Vila Adentro, is partly surrounded by what still remains of the ancient castle´s walls.

The Arab Doors is an arch in the shape of a horse-shoe that was once the city´s entrance for those who arrived by sea.

There is a legend associated to this site, which mentions a niche where the image of the Virgin Mary was placed, before it was taken from there by the Arabs; as a result of this action, the sea stopped supplying fish and the land fruits, and things only returned to normal after the image was placed again in the niche.