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In 1889 it was purchased by the Portuguese State, and after the Republican Revolution of 1910 it was classified as a national monument and transformed into a museum. Notice all the different styles of tile used on the walls and floor of the patio area..

Dining room

Looking down at the patio area from the floor above.

Looking out across the countryside from one of the outdoor patios.

Photo of myself at the top of the Palace with the view in the background of the countryside.

View of the countryside from the Palace.

View from the Palace patio.

Tourists line up for more than an hour waiting to get into the palace to see it.

Tourists below waiting in the line to get in after purchasing admission tickets.

Walking around the interior..

The kitchen is very unique

The evening of November 12, 2022 we boarded our Regent ship, SS Voyager, in Lisbon, Portugal and set sail for Portimao, Portugal. The next morning we arrived in Portimao and boarded buses and drove inland to the Algave region and the unique Village of Silves with its white washed houses set in narrow streets.

Walking the cobble stone streets of Silves.

It is early Sunday morning in Silves and the town is just waking up as we arrive by uses from the ship.

The Se Cathedral - The mighty Gothic cathedral that was constructed on the site of a Moorish Mosque, and was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1755.

The Castle of Silves is a castle in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve.

From archaeological excavations, it is assumed that the first fortress on this site around 201 B.C. The Romans conquered Silves, transforming it into a citadel of their occupation, and commercial center that prospered for the next five centuries.

The fortress would go from the Romans to the Moors, to the Christians, to the Greeks, and back to the Moors and then to other rulers and to a number of other conquers through the many centuries. The castles internal water catchment, and large rain fed underground cistern were used to provide freshwater for the surrounding dwellings to as late as the 1920s.

View from the Castle towers looking down at Silves.

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