"A forgotten place" a Faro Travel Page by Balam

Most people only really visit Faro airport but faro has a lot to offer and is a beautiful city. We only stayed in Faro for a few hours bofore our flight home but it is really lovely and well worth a proper visit.
Faro is the administrative centre for the whole of the Algarve region with a population in excess of 55.000 people. The city has both Arab and Roman ruins but most of the present attractive older buildings were constructed after the disastrous earthquake of both 1755 and 1532.
Particularly attractive about Faro is the old part of the city still surrounded by the Roman walls which date back to the 9th Century. Inside a spacious open square that was once the site of the Roman Forum is a 13th Century Cathedral that faces the 18th Century Episcopal palace.