I wish there was more of the Moorish influenced history but the paintings by Porfilio and Oliveira and their stories was very interesting. Would also have loved to have seen more of early Algarve. Amazing Roman mosaic floor and building itself is lovely. More

its very interesting place. entrance was for free. More

coming from ireland i found this most interesting as we had no roman or moorish prescence in my country More

Faro is a nice place to spend a few hours. some nice restaurants, could do a little shopping, go to the beach which is lovely, plenty of historic sights to see. Some of the places hard to find and a lot of the locals have v. little English. More

A small but very good museum. Artifects dating from roman till present era. A special collection of moorish objects. A big and impressive roman mosaic floor. Several renaissance paintings and lots more. a must see if u r interested in history / architecture. More

We found the exhibitions interesting and the courtyard is pleasant to walk around. More

It was unfortunate I had so little time, because it deserved a much better look; there is a Roman mosaic here, which speaks of a culture of immense sophistication. There is a small but interesting collection of items from the Moorish period. There is a collection of paintings from the Italian school and the Portuguese school, showing difference in style.... More

Called Convento Nossa Senhora da Assunção too.Its construction started in 1519. The church has late medieval remains and the cloister is one of the first examples of Portuguese proto-Renaissance typologiy. Whith the advent of Liberalism it was used as a cork factory. After being bought by Faro Town Hall it now houses the Municipal Museum. This Museum was the first... More