The city of Faro is the southermost city of Portugal. The local airport is usually the first destination for holidaymakers heading for the Algarve. At the airport of Faro you can find cheap rental cars as well as in the city centre, making Faro the ideal starting point for discovery tours.
Faro has excellent transport connections.
Far from holiday resorts and hotels, the Algarve comes up with wide marshlands and lagoons close to sea, which offer nice views to visitors travelling with a Faro rental car.The fortress of the old town of Faro with its surrounding thick walls is truly worth a visit.
The most famous sight in Faro is a 13th century cathedral with a bell tower open to the public, which offers a nice view of the city and its vicinity. | After sightseeing, you should restore yourself in one of the neat restaurants serving Portuguese specialties, to finally continue your discovery tour of the Algarve with your Faro rental car. You will pass by interesting plants, one of them being the cork oak whose bark is the basis for many cork products. Advisable ecxursions to the city’s surroundings lead you to Tavira, Loulé and Silves. Tavira has a worthwhile Roman bridge and a beautiful beach. In Loulé, the town centre with the castle should not be missed. Silves is the oldest Algarvian town, it has an impressive Moorish castle made of red sand stone, apart from many other buildings that give information about the regional history. In the Cities Park between Faro and Loulé the Algarve Stadium is located, where the respective local football teams play their home games. |
