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The Algarve – Loulé
Loulé has a weekly market famous for crafts such as leather and copper. Like most other towns in the Algarve, most of the potentially interesting historic buildings have been destroyed in the earthquake that occurred in 1755. One of the few remains is the 12th century Arab castle with some walls still standing. The most important yearly event is the annual Carnival considered one of the best in Portugal. To the west of the town there is a modern hilltop Church honouring Nossa Senhora Soberana that was built on the site of a 16th Century chapel. This is the destination of an annual religious procession that requires some physical effort on the part of the bearers of the church's religious shrines. |
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