Ria Formosa Natural Park

Faro International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Faro) (IATA: FAO, ICAO: LPFR), also known as Algarve Airport, is located 4 km (2.5 mi) to the west of Faro in Portugal. The airport opened in July 1965. A total of 6.4 million passengers used Faro airport in 2015. The airport became a hub for the first time in March 2010, when Ryanair decided to base seven of its aircraft there.

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.

Estadio de São Luís is a multi-use stadium in Faro, Portugal. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of S.C. Farense. The stadium is able to hold 15,000 people and opened in 1922. It was used continuously by Farense between 1924, when it became the main tenant of the stadium, and 2004, when the club moved to the newly built Algarve Stadium.

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 University of Algarve, founded in 1979, is a Portuguese public higher education institution located in the southern region of Portugal, the Algarve, having two campi in Faro and another campus in Portimão. The University has witnessed a significant growth in terms of student population, modern facilities and the quality and diversity of programs on offer.

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.