Faro, Portugal
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Faro is a municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With an estimated population of 60,995 inhabitants in 2019, the municipality covers an area of about 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi).
Image: Faro Portugal (16083970893) (cropped)
Image: Palácio de Estói Portugal (8291585643) (cropped)
Image: Faro Kesklinn
Image: Faro Portugal (14214851063)
Silves, Portugal
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Silves is a city and municipality in the Portuguese region of Algarve, in southern Portugal. The population of the entire municipality of Silves in 2011 was 37,126, in an area of 680.06 km2. The urbanized area of the city proper has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Silves is the former capital of the Kingdom of the Algarve (1249–1910), a nominal kingdom within the Kingdom of Portugal (1139–1910), and is of great historical importance.
Image: 06 05 2017 Castle exterior, Silves
Image: Armação de pera
Image: Algarve Silves view of the town (25198729934) (cropped)
Image: Silves Street