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The Modernist Architecture Walking Tour - Faro

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If you are a lover of Architecture, Design and Sunshine, this tour is for you ! This is a an architecture walking tour guide of Faro, the south end city of Algarve - Portugal. Faro is the most Modernist city in Southern Europe with 500 buildings !

• Thank you for downloading this App. This tour aims to help you discovering the Modern architecture heritage of Faro. This selection is mostly made of secret places and hidden gems located in non touristy areas. So this is a singular opportunity to explore the city as a local !

• Faro is probably the most modernist city in Southern Europe, it counts today about 500 existing buildings. Faro has a large diversity of architectural heritage. Most of the City has been built between 1920 and 1980, those constructions are considered Modern Architecture. Among Modern Architecture, 2 styles are characteristics of Faro : Art Deco mostly in the south of the city and South Modern mostly in North East. Modern architecture buildings are not exclusive to the examples mentioned in this map, there are many more buildings worth exploring !

• The buildings are unfortunately not in the best conservation conditions (sometimes almost abandoned) and the interest for Modern Architecture is new. So please be aware of that before you start. Anyway this hidden architecture gem is a real heritage we are proud to share with you !

Finally, please add the ashtag #faro_modernist to your posts so that we can enjoy your shots too !

See here video Tour at Modernist Weekend 11-12-13 November 2022 Faro

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EnglishKoreanThai

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Stops

  1. Stop 1: Aliança

  2. Stop 2: Casa Verde

  3. Stop 3: Millenium Bank

  4. Stop 4: Novo Bank - 1950's - Architect João de Barros Vasconcelos Esteves

  5. Stop 5: The Modernist Hotel

  6. Stop 6: Chelsea Café Building

  7. Stop 7: Rua do CASTILHO

  8. Stop 8: Rua do CASTILHO (right side of the street)

  9. Stop 9: NOGUEIRA Building

  10. Stop 10: EDIFICIO SOL

  11. Stop 11: MARGARIDA Gelataria

  12. Stop 13: TRIBUNAL DE FARO

  13. Stop 14: CASA BOTO

  14. Stop 15: Quarteirao branco 2

  15. Stop 16: Quarteirao Branco 1

  16. Stop 17: Edificio TRIDENTE

  17. Stop 18: BLUE TROPICAL

  18. Stop 19: POLICE CHECK POINT

  19. Stop 20: PEREIRA HOUSE

  20. Stop 21: AFONSO HOUSE

  21. Stop 22: CASA GAGO

  22. Stop 23: MENDONCA BUILDING

  23. Stop 24: CONTREIRAS BUILDING

  24. Stop 25: FARO MARKET

  25. Stop 27: RUA ATAIDE DE OLIVEIRA

  26. Stop 28: RUA EMILIANO COSTA

  27. Stop 29: RUA JERONIMO OSORIO

  28. Stop 30: RUA JOSE JOAQUIM DE MOURA

  29. Stop 31: RUA JOSE JOAQUIM DE MOURA 2

  30. Stop 32: MGdC ATELIER & HOUSE

  31. Stop 33: Casa Santa Zita

  32. Stop 34: Casa dos Magistrados

  33. Stop 35: RUA DE BERLIM

  34. Stop 36: ROTUNDA

  35. Stop 37: AVENIDA 5 DE OUTUBRO

  36. Stop 38: SOARES BUILDING

  37. Stop 39: JARDIM DA ALAMEDA

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