I’ve spent the past few years of my life working out of Faro airport in Portugal. I tend to deal with a lot of tourists who’ve come to explore the Algarve coast to the east and west. But, as people are always asking me about what there is to see in Faro itself, I thought I’d write a quick guide for anyone who’s thinking of coming here. If you book airport shuttles in Faro I may even get to tell you in person!
One of the places you’ve probably heard of is the Old City. It’s not the easiest place in the world to access in a airport shuttles, but Faro is like that sometimes. The reason for this is that the whole area is still surrounded by a Roman wall. Luckily it’s easy to get into on foot, and once you’re inside there’s a spacious open square that used to be a Forum back when the Romans used it. Nowadays there’s a Cathedral that is still over 700 years old, and if you’re feeling a little macabre you can have a look inside the Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo which is lined with the bones of over 1,200 monks…
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