Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica
Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica is a museum in Silves, Faro District. Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica is situated nearby to the sports venue Campo de Ténis Municipal, as well as near the square Largo da República.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Pelourinho de Silves.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 770 metres east of Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica.
Pelourinho de Silves
Photo: Lusitana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelourinho de Silves is situated 690 metres east of Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica.
Câmara Municipal de Silves
Town hall
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Silves is a town hall, which is situated 650 metres east of Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 6 km southwest of Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 8 km southeast of Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 9 km southwest of Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica.
Casa da Cultura Islâmica e Mediterrânica
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.18975° or 37° 11′ 23″ northLongitude
-8.44729° or 8° 26′ 50″ westOpen location code
8C9H5HQ3+W3OpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Campo de Ténis Municipal and Largo da República.
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