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Loulé - Modern Architecture

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Discover the Birthplace of Algarve Modernism

Loulé is closely associated with Manuel Laginha (1919–1985), one of the pioneers of modern architecture in the Algarve. Alongside Manuel Gomes da Costa and António Vicente de Castro, he helped introduce the ideas of the International Modern Movement to southern Portugal after studying under the influential architect Carlos Ramos in Porto.

This walking tour explores Laginha’s most remarkable surviving buildings, together with works by João Campos and other architects who continued to shape the region’s modernist legacy. Reinforced concrete, elegant balconies, pergolas, ceramic screens and colourful tiled façades give Loulé’s modern architecture its distinctive character.

The tour also traces the city’s urban development and visits the monument to Duarte Pacheco, Loulé’s celebrated statesman and former Minister of Public Works. His ambitious vision left a lasting mark on Portugal, from major infrastructure projects to the 1940 Portuguese World Exhibition in Lisbon.

Discover a side of Loulé that most visitors never see, through 30 architectural projects where history, urban development and modern design come together.

Start: Casa Abreu e Silva, in the city centre.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: Casa Abreu and Silva. - Rua José Alfonso 22

  2. Stop 2: Building Rua E de Sárria 10

  3. Stop 3: Buildings Av. José da Costa Mealha 127

  4. Stop 4: Building Av. José da Costa Mealha 177

  5. Stop 5: Martins Farrajota House – Architect: Alberto Cruz (1950)

  6. Stop 6: House, Rua Engenheiro Barata Correia

  7. Stop 7: Casa Rua General Humberto Delgado

  8. Stop 8: Health Centre Rua Dr. Frutuoso da Silva 78

  9. Stop 9: Café and House, Largo Tenente Cabeçadas

  10. Stop 10: Shop and Residence Avenida Marçal Pacheco 36 – Architect: Manuel Laginha (1947)

  11. Stop 11: Apartment Building and Shops Avenida José da Costa Mealha 10 – Architect: Manuel Laginha (1946)

  12. Stop 12: Apartment Building with Shops Praça da República 10 (1959)

  13. Stop 13: Café Calcinha Praça da República 59 (1927)

  14. Stop 14: Shop Rua 5 de Outubro 6 – Architect: Manuel Laginha (1944)

  15. Stop 15: Former Atlético Sporting Clube / Tailor’s Shop Rua 5 de Outubro 3 - Rehabilitation: Estúdio ODS - Shop: Manuel Laginha

  16. Stop 16: House with Shop Rua de Portugal 5

  17. Stop 17: Shop and Housing - Rua de Portugal 9

  18. Stop 18: Solar da Música Nova – Rehabilitation: VMSA – Victor Mestre / Sofia Aleixo Arquitetos

  19. Stop 19: Gama Lobo Palace (Palace of the Spaniards)

  20. Stop 20: Former workshop - Rua de Nossa Senhora de Fátima 185

  21. Stop 21: Monument to Duarte Pacheco – Architect: Cristino da Silva

  22. Stop 22: Apartments - Av. Ascensão Guimarães  53

  23. Stop 23: Apartments Rua Ascensão Guimarães 

  24. Stop 24: Apartments - Av. Ascenção Guimarães  96

  25. Stop 25: Apartments - Av. Ascenção Guimarães 114

  26. Stop 26: Loulé Multipurpose Social Assistance Centre

  27. Stop 27: Apartments - Rua David Teixeira 235

  28. Stop 28: Apartment Building Rua José da Costa Guerreiro 148 

  29. Stop 29: António Laginha Ramos House – Rua David Teixeira 121

  30. Stop 30: Former Aleixo Family House / Current Apartment Building

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