Full day Tour in Silves with Wine Tasting
This tour is unique and very informative. An ancient city that still retains much of the architectural style of the old buildings. A city with a lot of history and many reigns along with the wine that was very important at that time and that today assumes a role of great importance.
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Full day Tour in Silves with Wine Tasting
What's included in Full day Tour in Silves with Wine Tasting
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
SilvesPass-by Only
Guided Tour to Silves, a charming fortified city that once was the ancient capital of the Arab Kingdom. Today Silves has a calm and peaceful ambiance, but during the Moorish occupation,it was a great defensive fortress and important trading town, including the river that at the time was navigable and was the entrance to large ships that brought products from around the world.
Mercado Municipal de Silves
Here you will find producers with the freshest local products, from vegetables to fish coming directly from the sea and even small artisans who want typical regional sweets and the art of producing wicker baskets.
Castelo de Silves
Built on top of a hill, the imposing Silves Castle is Roman in origin, but it was the Arabs who built the magnificent castle we see today, between the 8th and 13th centuries. Built of Silves sandstone, the castle has the shape of an irregular polygon and a main gate flanked by two defensive towers, three turrets and seven sides. Visitors can walk around the patrol route. There are a number of remains from the period of Muslim occupation on the inside of the castle, in particular a silo which was used for storing cereals and a cistern covered by a vault seated on five semi-circular arches. Despite having been rebuilt in the 13th century after the city was taken from the Moors by D. Paio Peres Correia, Silves Castle is the best example of Arab military architecture in Portugal.
Inclusions
- Empanadas, Canned from Algarve Sea, goat cheese and cured ham.
- All Fees and Taxes
- Restaurante Ponte Romana
- Wine tasting at the Algarve Views Shop near by the Silves Market and also and Wine tasting served with snack at Convento Paraíso Winerie.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Next to the riverside area of Silves, car park.
