Discover Faro’s cultural highlights with ease using our free city map. Download the PDF or navigate online in six languages. Explore the city on a 3km (1½ mile) walk. Enjoy hassle-free sightseeing!

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You will love this when you:
✅ enjoy an easy 1-hour city walk
✅ are interested in history, and local culture
✅ prefer to manage your own time

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Start & End of the route

The route conveniently starts and ends in front of the train station in Faro at the “Largo da Estação”. However, the route is easily accessible from anywhere in the city.

Download the free Map & Guide

Download your free Faro City Centre walking map and guide.

If you fill out the form below, you will be taken directly to the route description, map, and GPS files. This is available in the following languages: Portuguese, English, Dutch, French, German, and Spanish.

This free guide was created for all visitors to Portugal and is completely free to use.

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Arrive by train

Travelling by train to Faro is enjoyable and a great way to see the Algarve scenery. Although this railway system is not particularly fast, it is a dependable and reasonably priced means of getting to Faro. The train travels from Lagos in the west to the Spanish border in Vila Real Santo Antonio. See timetable.

Take the bus

Line 16 brings you in +20 minutes from Faro Airport to the Bus Terminal “Rodoviáro”. Or, exit one stop earlier at the train station (“Estação de Comboios).
Also, check out the fast bus that runs from Lagos to Seville and stops at Faro Airport and Faro Bus Terminal “Rodoviáro”. Book at Alsa.

Drive & Park

If there is no parking near the Faro train station, you will most likely find a free parking spot at the “Largo de São Francisco“.

Did you know that Faro is bidding to become the European Cultural Capital in 2027?
See more here: https://www.faro2027.eu/welcome.html

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Private & Direct Transfers to/from Faro Airport

“Pay-What-You-Please” Walking Tour in Faro

If you prefer to walk with a Local Guide in Faro, then book Josué’s walking tour.

In Faro, he leads the so-called Pay-What-You-Wish Walking Tours. You then pay for the guide based on your experience. Typically, this is €10-20 per person for a 1-2 hour walk.

Book his walk at “GuruWalks“

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