Ria Formosa Natural Park

Faro District (Portuguese: Distrito de Faro [ˈfaɾu] (listen)) is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve. The administrative centre, or capital, is the city of Faro.

The Capela dos Ossos (English: Chapel of Bones) is an ossuary in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church Nossa Senhora do Carmo.Above the entrance there is the following inscription:Pára aqui a considerar que a este estado hás-de chegarwhich translates toStop here and consider, that you will reach this state too.

The Cathedral of Faro (Portuguese: Sé de Faro) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Faro, Portugal. The cathedral was consecrated in the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the late 13th century by the Archbishop of Braga. It has been the seat of the Diocese of Faro since 1540, replacing Silves Cathedral on the orders of King John III of Portugal.

Faro station (Portuguese: Estação de Faro) is the main railway station in the city of Faro, Portugal, operated by Comboios de Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889.The line to the north-west is electrified, using overhead catenary, the line east, to the terminus at Vila Real de Santo António, is not.In 1999, following the creation of a rail crossing over the River Tagus at Lisbon, the Alfa Pendular high speed electric tilting train service was introduced on the Braga-Oporto-Lisbon-Faro line, with through trains south of Lisbon starting in 2003.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Faro (Latin: Dioecesis Pharaonensis) is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora. The current Bishop of Faro is Dom Manuel Neto Quintas.