Dr. J. Lúcio Chalet (Olhão): the poet, musician and painter João Lúcio started building this chalet in 1916, but he died with a pneumonia in 1918.
Besides the several particularity of this monument, the highlights are the four entrances, arranged according the cardinal points. The entrance turned to north, in fish shape, symbolises the maritime element; the one turned to south, in guitar shape, represents the ? elements; the entrance turned to east, in violin shape, represents the ethereal; and finally the one turned to west, in serpent shape, symbolises the earth.
Three floors compose this building and the last one is a Museum.
Olhão Markets (Olhão): the Olhão Markets showed up in 1916 to assure the public supply of fresh food products.
On the 3rd of July 1998, the Olhão Markets were inaugurated after the remodelling that the autarchy made. Its recovery demanded the creation of high quality patterns and of its own image, promoting innovation and competitiveness.
Right now, this region has two of the most important food markets in all Portugal. This is the place where businessmen get together; a place prepared to face the future challenges with a new sales concept that, based on tradition, bets on modernity.
Algarvian Costume Etnographical Museum (S. Brás de Alportel): this Museum was built under Miguel Dias Andrade command, on the 19th century. It works on the António Bentes Culture House and presents several algarvian costumes, old vehicles and pieces that go back to ancient times.
But, besides these attractions, the building own architecture justifies, for itself, a visit. Built under the Arabian style, the Culture House is composed by 16 rooms that extend around the yard.
SILVES:
Municipal Museum (Silves): Silves Municipal Museum it?s a very interesting place, not only because of the pieces patent for exposition, but also because of the piece that today represents the heart of the museum: a cistern well from the 13th century 20 m deep.
The museum is divided in four sections, which one referring to four different periods: pre-history, Roman, Moslem and Portuguese periods.
Cruz de Portugal ? Portugal?s Cross (Silves): to the east of the city of Silves, on the way to Enxerim, one can find the enigmatic Cruz de Portugal, a cross of indisputable beauty. It most likely dates back to the late 15th or early 16th century and was sculpted from white limestone.
The artistic motifs are attributed to a florid Gothic style, although some contend that the cross is decorated with Manueline motifs and symbols.
This ancient relic, which has been classified as a national monument since 1910, stands about three meters in height, and the minutely detailed sculpturing shows Christ crucified on one side, and in the arms of His mother on the other.
Secular water-mill (Silves): water-mills are hydraulic engines having a motor apparatus with a waterwheel. Unique in the municipality of Silves, the water-mill of "Sítio dos Barreiros" keeps wheeling its heavy millstones to crush the light grains of corn, wheat and rye.
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