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Discover the best top things to do in Loule, Portugal including Marina de Vilamoura, Loule Market, Trilho da Fonte Benemola, Nossa Senhora da Conceicao Hermitage, Castelo De Loule, Shrine of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, Mar Shopping, Museu Municipal Loule, Sao Clemente Church, Castle of Salir.
Restaurants in Loule
1. Marina de Vilamoura
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By onajourneyToronto - Toronto
Amazing collection of yachts, all sizes. Lovely walk from Quarteira where we were staying. Lots of restaurants, Irish pub, bars, cafe's and shops to explore. Easy flat walk along the beach boardwalk. It was off season so pretty quiet, but imagine in the summer this would be the place for evening entertainment and night time dining.
2. Loule Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 716 reviews
Reviewed By Lesterbeach - Winnipeg, Canada
So many wonderful flavours in this market. We always buy our seasoned sea salt here and it is requested by friends as a gift to bring back. Cheese, breads, nuts, preserves, fig rolls, the list of great food goes on and on. Different samples to taste. At the end of the market is the fish market. Lots of shops with meat, ceramics and table lots etc around the edges. Good washrooms inside. On Saturday there was a fruit and vegetable market outside surrounding the market. The only problem is trying to find parking.
3. Trilho da Fonte Benemola
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By Lesterbeach - Winnipeg, Canada
On the road to Querencia this hike through the hills is now well marked from the highway. New signposts along the way explain in English the flora and the fauna. Although the road is narrow you can drive past the first parking lot to a small second lot right near the stream where there is a lot of room to turn around. There are picnic tables for a nice place to have lunch. In March the water was too high to cross the stream. You could wade but the water was about 50cm high. We didn't see any wildlife but heard the birds. Lots of orchids, rosemary and thyme so it smells beautiful. Most of the walk is quite flat. We walked up the side of the hill for quite a while but we weren't sure where it led to so we turned back.
4. Nossa Senhora da Conceicao Hermitage
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By onajourneyToronto - Toronto
During our historical walking tour of Loule we came across this beautiful little church tucked away on a side street. Amazing Portuguese tile work and intricate details on the alter. You can enter and sit down to take in the peaceful surroundings.
5. Castelo De Loule
Overall Ratings
4 based on 209 reviews
Reviewed By gapdreamer - Lincoln, United Kingdom
The rooms open to the public in the castle, though few, are furnished with well preserved books and artefacts, and give a feel of comfort and culture.
On a sunny day it's a pleasure to climb the steps for the view across the roof tops of the town, and of course it's a photo opportunity for your album!
PS - when we visited entry was free as it was World Heritage Day; excellent!
6. Shrine of Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Overall Ratings
4 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By Nomadman411978 - London, United Kingdom
Shrine of Nossa Senhora da Piedade was constructed in the early 18th century and is a small chapel with Baroque alter and frescoes depicting scenes from the bible. Unhappily this fine little chapel is juxtaposed with a ghastly, modern, utilitarian creation which looks like a cross between a spaceship and a mosque. At least one can turn ones back on this edifice and enjoy the fine views to the sea and surrounding countryside.
7. Mar Shopping
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By KarenKew - Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
New shopping mall, Portuguese style. Lots of free parking. Designer stores and Primark. Food court and Ikea restaurant. Ikea! Huge mall lacking information about the layout - website equally unhelpful if you are looking for something in particular.
Liked the fact that the Ikea restaurant is accessed directly off the mall so you don't have to drag a protesting partner round the store to get there. Better selection of food than in UK - loved the bacalhau balls! Close to the motorway and easy to find.
8. Museu Municipal Loule
Overall Ratings
4 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By lottie49 - Grimsby, United Kingdom
This is a small museum with artefact from from romans to modern times there is English on all exibits which was good and entry price was reasonable. The best part was the view from walls outside ,also the walls explained ,at one time the encompassed the town.The town of Loule is a lovely place well worth exploring.
9. Sao Clemente Church
Overall Ratings
4 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By Nomadman411978 - London, United Kingdom
Sao Clemente Church originally dates from the 13th century and built on the site of a mosque with the tower replacing the minaret. It has been successively damaged by earthquakes and restored. Happily the fine tower has been left in its original state without the usual addition of whitewash.
10. Castle of Salir
Overall Ratings
4 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By Gwespyr - Rhyl, United Kingdom
The castle is situated on the top of a hill (aren't most Castles?) in a sleepy very pleasant quiet village in the hinterland of the Algarve. It's one of the many villages and towns in the hinterland to lose yourself and escape the crowds on the Beaches.
The remains or ruins of the castle, that date back to the 12th century, are limited as it took a pounding from the Christians when they took it back from the Moors. There are a couple of towers of rammed earth rather than solid stone and some traces of the walls that can be easily accessed and are free. There is also a small museum that is sited over some excavated ruins of dwellings that were within the walls of the castle but don't worry, they are fully visible as most of the floor of the museum is made of toughened glass.
One interesting fact I found out about the castle was, in it's hey day, it was painted white that mimicked large limestone ashlars so, from a distance, it looked like it was made very solidly with large stone blocks.
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