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ALGARVE TOURIST OFFICES
Aeroporto Internacional de Faro
8001 - 701 Faro
Tel.: 289 818 582
turlsmo.aeroporto@turismodoalgarve.pt
Albufeira
Rua 5 de Outubro
8200 - 109 Albufeira
Tel.: 289 585 279
turlsmo.albufeira@turismodoalgarve.pt
Alcoutim
RlIa 1.0 de Malo
8970 - 059 Alcoutim
Tel.: 281 546 179
turismo.alcoutim@turismodoalgarve.pt
Aljezur
Rua 25 de Abril, n.o 62
8670 - 054 Aljezur
Tel.: 282 998 229
turismo.aljezur@turismodoalgarve.pt
Alvor
Rua Dr. Afonso Costa, n. o 51
8500 - 016 Alvor
Tel.: 282 457 540
turlsmo.alvor@turismodoalgarve.pt
Armat;ao de P~ra
Avenida Marginal
8365 - 101 Armacáo de Pera
Tel.: 282312 145
turismo.armacaodepera@turismodoalgarve.pt
Carvoeiro
Praia do Carvoeiro
8400 - 517 Lagoa
Tel.: 282 357 728
tu rismo. carvcei ro@turismodoalgarve.pt
Castro Marim
Rua José Alves Moreira n.c 2 - 4
8950 - 138 Castro Marim
Tel.: 281 531 232
turismo.castromarim@turismodoalgarve.pt
Faro
Rua da Misericórdia, n.c 8 - 11
8000- 269 Faro
Tel.: 289 803 604
turismo.faro@turismodoalgarve.pt
Lagos
Praca Gil Eanes (Antigos Pa~os do Concelho)
8600 - 668 Lagos
Tel.: 282 763 031
turismo.lagos@turismodoalgarve.pt
Loulé
Avenida 25 de Abril, n.o 9
8100 - 506 Loulé
Tel.: 289 463 900
turismo.toute@turismodoatgarve.pt
Monchique
Largo S. Sebastiáo
8550 - 000 Monchique
Tel.: 282 911 189
turismo.monchique@turismodoalg rve.pt
Monte Gordo
Avenida Marginal
8900 - 000 Monte Gordo
Tel.: 281 544495
turismo.montegordo@turísmodoalgarve.pt
Olháo
Largo sebasttáo Martins
Mestre, n.O 8 A
8700 - 349 Otháo
Tel.: 289 713 936
turismo.olhao@turismodoalgarv .pt
Ponte Internacional do Guadlana
A22 - Monte Francisco
8950 - 206 Castro Marim
Tel.: 281 531 800
turismo.guadiana@turismodoalgarve.pt
Praia da Rocha
Avenida Tomás Cabreira
8500 - 802 Praia da Rocha
Tel.: 282419132
tu rismo. pra iada rocha@turlsmodoalgarve.pt
Quarteira
Prac;a do Mar
8125 - 193 Quarteira
Tel.: 289 389 209
turismo.quarteira@turismodoalgarve.pt
Sagres
Rua Comandante Matoso
8650 - 357 Sagres
Tel.: 282 624 873
turismo.sagres@turismodoalgarve.pt
sáo Brás de Alportel
Largo de Sao Sebastiáo, n.c 23
8150 - 107 Sao Brás de Alportel
Tel. 289 843 165
turismo.sao bras@turismodoalgarve.pt
Silves
E. N. 124 (Parque das Merendas)
8300 - 000 Silves
Tel.: 282 098 927
turismo.silves@turismodoalgarve.pt
Tavira
Prac;a da República, n.O S
8800 - 329 Tavira
Tel.: 281 322 511
turismo.tavira@turismodoalgarve.pt
Regiao de Turismo do Algarve
Avenida 5 de Outubro, 18 - 8000-076 FARO - PORTUGAL
Tel: (+351)289 800 400 Fax: (+351) 289 800 489
turismodoalgarve@turismodoalgarve.pt
www.visitalgarve.pt
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THE UMAYYAD ROUTE IN THE ALGARVE :
This cultural and tourist route seeks to impart the
deep hurnan, cultural¡ artistic and scientific
relationship established between the East and West¡
and the handover of the Greco-Roman legacy to
Europe through AI-Andalus.
The Portuguese territory of the Algarve has the
longest-standing Muslim diachronv, with the name
"Alqarve" originating from the Arabic term al-Gharb
(west), an example of etymology speaking directly to
us about a region`s pasto
The Algarve`s geographic boundary corresponds to
the area which once belonged to the Visigothic
provincial diocese in the 6th centurv, and later to the
kiire, the Islamic province of Ossonoba, in the 8th to
13th centuries.
The Visigothic diocese of Ossonoba was conquered in
the early 8th century (713) for the Umayyad
caliphate of Darnascus, by the troops of `Abd al-Aziz,
son of Musa¡ governor of IfrTqiya (modern-day
Tunisia).
The Umayyad realm in the Mediterranean and the
Algarve was an important time of economic and
cultural prosperity that left an indelible trace on
Portuguese culture.
The Algarve`s Umayyad legacy highlights the
vestiges of urban walls and of husun, fortified
palatine clusters owned by clan groups who
dominated a territory and its natural resources.
There are also a number of memoriallocations which,
lacking a physical record, clearly stand out as
intangible heritage. In additlon, archaeological
remains are displayed in museums, or at museum
hubs, throughout the entire region.
Along this route, travellers will enjoy a wide diversity
of landscapes in an area with three different
geomorphological zones: mountains, Algarve
barrocal and coastline, with areas of reserves¡
natural parks and protected landscapes, together
with countless classified sites that will delight nature
lovers. The local cuisine and age-old traditions still
found in today`s Algarve help to round out an
enriching - and certainly unforgettable - cultural
journey.
The Umayyad route in the Algarve is a trip along the
region`s ancient pathwavs, with several of the
Algarve`s most authentic, archetypallocales in terms
of landscape and culture.
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ALCOUTIM
Nestled in a small valley between two waterways, the Cadavais
Stream and the Guadiana River, Alcoutim stands out for the
harmony of its whitewashed houses with the river and
surrounding highlands.
In this pleasant border town, there is a small Umayyad estate
built of schist and graywacke. Its
archaeological evidence traces it
back to the 9th century,
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national territory, and houses the world`s largest known
collection of Umayyad-period board games.
ALJEZUR
Aljezur, a name of Arablc origin (el-Jezire, the island), reveals
the fact that the foundation area on the castle hill was once
surrounded by water. The castle may have started as a rustic
home with a defensive tower, or just a rural fence at the highest
part of the hilltop, built during Umayyad times. The castle
overlooks the wetlands irrigated by the Aljezur Stream, the
urban expansion around the new church (late 18th century),
the Espinhaco de Cáo Mountains and the Atlantic Coast.
In Arrifana, visit the Ribate da Arrifana archaeological site, the
monastery/fortress where Sufi master Ibn QasT from Silves
wrote a majar portion of his mystical work during a spiritual
retreat.
ALVOR
Little is known of the Islamic city of AI-Bür, an Arabic name
CACELA-VELHA
This village is located next to one of the
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Europe, the Ria Formosa.
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Qast`alla, is a settlement
overlooking the sea, and
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During Umayyad times,
from the 10th to 11th
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urban hub of some importance, ruling
over a territory roughly the same as that of the ancient Roman
city of Balsa.
Cacela-Velha likely rose to the status of the main Eastern
Umayyad iq/im (administrative zone), with a territory
extending from the coastallands to the Guadiana River.
Also in the 10th century, the Mozarabic Bishop of Ossonoba,
Julian, was entombed here, as attested by a tombstone,
denoting the continuity of the Christian cult under Umayyad
rule.
ESTÓI
Estói is located on a hillside in the transition zone between the
coast and the Algarve barrocal. The scale of human occupation
has remained controlled and contained. Its buildings have
characteristics of the late 18th, late 19th and early 20th
centuries with stonework, platband and mass features.
The Roman ruins of Milreu remained occupied during Umayyad
times, including a large-sized manor house, farming facilities,
bathhouse and temple.
The palace of Estói, with its gardens, fountains and statues, is a
noteworthy example of architectural heritage of marked
eclecticism, and the most significant expression of
Romanticism in the Algarve.
sAo BRÁS DE ALPORTEL
This typical Algarve mountain town has streets of low
whitewashed houses attached to buildings with tacades adorned
with tile, fine stonework and iron balconies.
Sao Brás de Alportel is surrounded by hills abounding in rockroses,
cork oaks and strawberry trees. In Islamic times, it was likely a
fortified settlement.
SILVES
The Islamic medina, much like the modern city, overlooked the
right bank of the Arade River, protected by the surrounding
highlands. Silves, with its powerful defences, river port. rich
bazaar, abundant woodlands and gardens, and a population
originating from Yemen speaking the purest Arabic, began to
dominate the Algarve in the second half of the 10th century,
sometimes even with an autonomous kingdom, and always with a
consecrated intellectual centre. The court of governor and poet AI-
Mu`tamid, the future Abbadid king of Seville, represents the city`s
union of economic pomp and intellectual splendour at the time.
TAVIRA
Starting in the early 12th century, Muslim Tavira became an
important maritime trading post.
Two factors made its port one ofthe Algarve`s most defensible: the
bar at the time was located near the fortress settlement of Cacela,
at the end of a long stretch of water
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before firing weapons near
the city walls; also, its
strategic position gave it
command of one of the
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east/west road from Seville
to Silves, bypassing the
impassible mountain lands.
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which replaced the Latinized name ofIpsa (Ipses).
In the Castle Square, a small hisn protects the fishing village
against incoming enemies from the beach. The castle`s origin
may be tied to the late Umayyad emirate or early Umayyad
caliphate, due to the square layout of the property and the
apparatus used. The people of AI-Bür enjoyed the productivity
of the Alvor Ria, a humid area formed by the merging
waterways from the southern slopes of the Monchique
Mountains. Here, the ria cuts the coastallandscape, marked by
the shapes and colours ofthe seacliffs.
CABODE SAo VICENTE
Cape St, Vincent is the westernmost point of continental
Europe. The landscape has a steep coastline, covered in rough
vegetation, punctuated by capes and rock constantly battered
by the wind, in a natural setting of rare beauty and quality.
Age-old tradition associates this point with the tomb of Sto
Vincent Martyr, rescued, on the coast, in the 4th century, after a
tormented journey from the place of his martyrdom. The body
was laid to rest at the Church of Corvo, which al-Idrisl (12th
century) called Kenicet al-Ghurab.
The church, during Umayyad times, quickly beca me a major
Mozarabic Christian and even Muslim
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pilgrimage centre. Today, it is ••
merely a place of memory, #
without vestiges. ,
Travellers can feel the `
mystical force still •
emanating today from I
parts of the cape in places ,
such as the Fortresses of ~
Sagres, StoVincent Cape and ~
Beliche, or even in a foray
through the territory`s impressive
collection of menhirs which date from the early Neolithic
period, the sixth century before the Christian era.
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FARO
The richness and prosperity of the Islamic city of Faro were
leveraged by the navigability of its port and the productivity of
its surroundings.
The port extended over the entire current square facing Vila-a-
Dentro, with the waters of spring tides
bathing the city walls and creating - - •••
a swamp area, in large part .;
today`s yard of Sao
Francisco and Manuel
Bívar garden.
The city`s entryway, for
those coming from the
of refuge, w a s
where, encrusted in an 18th-
century building, the Algarve`s •••••• _ _
only in situ horseshoe arch, attributed to
the 11th century, can still befound.
The wall`s path is entirely individual, in the current city setting,
despite restorations and adaptations.
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Near Monchique, the Alferce Castle is a Bronze-Age settlement
which continued to be occupied at least until the end of the
Umayyad emirate era, which served as a hisn or refuge in the
8th century. The site was most likely abandoned in the 11th
century.
Protected by the surrounding hills, the Alferce Castle covers an
extensive area from a high hilltop in the eastern Picota
Mountains. It offers a broad panoramic view all the way to the
coast.
VILA REAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO
Built in 1774 in the desert sands near the mouth of the Guadiana
River to control Algarve fishing, it is a compelling example of the
rationality of enlightened urbanism and the only case of an "ex
novo" city from the time ofthe Marquis of Pombal.
Once travellers cross the border, they will find near the Guadiana
River the salt flats of the Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo
António Marsh Natural Reserve, and can choose to start the
Umayyad Route by following the course ofthe river.
Over the course of their journey, they will discover castles and
fortresses which arose during the territorial battles to establish
I the PortuguesejSpanish border (Castelo de Castro Marim, Forte
de Sao Sebastiáo), along with rustic villages.
VILAMOURA
Vilamoura, born half a century ago out of the old Quinta do
Morgado in Quarteira, has risen to become Europe`s largest luxury
tourist complex, holding within the memories of its distant pasto
The archaeological site of Cerro da Vila is located before the
modern and lively Vilamoura Marina, and was discovered in 1963
while a tractor was working the fields.
In Umayyad times, the residential, port and agricultural
structures of the ancient Roman villa were occupied by people
who divided their time between seafaring
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In the mid-11th century, the #
residential complex was ,
finally abandoned, due to ,
maritime piracy and to the •
port`s progressive I
siltation.
Vilamoura also serves as
starting point for discovering
Loulé and its Almohad walls and
baths.
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