Fort of São João do Arade
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The Fort of São João do Arade, sometimes referred to as the Castle of Arade, is a medieval fortification situated in the civil parish of Ferragudo in the Portuguese Algarve municipality of Lagoa.
The Fort of São João do Arade
The oceanfront façade of the Fort of São João de Arade, showing the rock foundation on which it was built
The multi-tiered battlements and barbicans, as seen from Praia Grande beach
The front facade of the tiered castle of Arade, as seen from Portimão
Lagoa, Portugal
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Lagoa is a city and municipality in the district of Faro, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 22,975, in an area of 88.25 km2. Its urban population, in the city of Lagoa proper, is 6,100 inhabitants. An important travel destination, its coast has won numerous accolades. Marinha Beach was considered by the Michelin Guide as one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in Europe and as one of the 100 most beautiful beaches in the world.
Sea coast of municipality of Lagoa
Cloister of the Convent of Saint Joseph from Carmelite nuns.
View of the Fort and Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock (Nossa Senhora da Rocha).
Natural grotto at Benagil (near Marinha Beach), where a large hole in the roof of the cave lets light in, a popular tourist attraction.