Faro - Modern Architecture

Are you passionate about architecture and design, and do you enjoy exploring a city on foot? Then this tour is for you!

Forget everything you think you know about Faro. Behind its medieval streets lies one of Europe’s richest collections of Modernist architecture. With around 500 remarkable buildings, Faro is an unexpected paradise for lovers of architecture, design and photography. This self-guided tour reveals hidden architectural masterpieces that almost every visitor walks past without noticing.

The walking tour takes you to striking Art Deco buildings, elegant Mid-Century Modern masterpieces and hidden architectural gems scattered throughout the city’s authentic neighbourhoods. Many of them lie far from the usual tourist routes, giving you the chance to experience Faro as locals know it.

Most of Faro’s urban development took place between 1920 and 1980, creating an exceptional collection of Modern Architecture. Two distinctive styles define the city: the refined Art Deco buildings, found mainly in the southern districts, and the unique South Modern architecture that characterises much of the northeast. The 33 projects featured in this tour are only a selection—there is much more waiting to be discovered.

Some architectural treasures have been beautifully preserved, while others bear the marks of time and deserve greater appreciation. Their imperfections are part of the story of a city whose extraordinary Modernist heritage is only now beginning to receive the recognition it deserves.

Download the tour, look up, slow down and discover the hidden Modernist soul of Faro through 34 remarkable projects, starting at the iconic Café Aliança.

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