Fábrica de Brinquedos

The Algarve


The hamlet of Torre's school fell into disuse when there weren't enough children. There wasn't much work around, either, so three local women decided to put the building to use. It's now a heart-warming workshop where they handcraft charming, old-fashioned toys such as cars, motorcycles, carriages, aeroplanes, spinning tops, building blocks and puzzles from carob, almond, gorse and olive wood. It's 3.5km northwest of Alte via Estrada de Santa Margarida and Rua das Valinhas.


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2. Pólo Museológico de Salir

8.86 MILES

Within the area encompassed by what remains of Salir's ruined castle, this little museum has a glass floor above the 12th-century Moorish foundations…

3. Fiesa

10.48 MILES

Fiesa is the world's biggest sand-sculpture contest. Artists are given 45,000 tonnes of sand to sculpt, and their truly amazing creations (up to 12m high…

4. Museu Municipal de Arqueologia

11.14 MILES

Excavated from the municipality and its surrounds (such as the castle in the village of Paderne), pieces dating from the prehistoric era to the 16th…

5. Museu de Arte Sacra

11.17 MILES

This tiny museum is housed in the beautifully restored 18th-century Chapel of San Sebastian and exhibits sacred art from surrounding churches that…

6. Praia da Falésia

11.44 MILES

One of the Algarve's most impressive beaches is this 6km-long strip of sand backed by stunning cliffs in several shades of ochre. Starting 8.5km east of…

7. Museu Municipal

12.47 MILES

Loulé's restored castle is the setting for its municipal museum. The archaeology section's homo erectus kicks things off, and via dusty collections of…

8. Nossa Senhora da Conceição

12.48 MILES

Situated opposite Loulé's castle, the mid-17th century chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição possesses three impressive elements: a heavily gilded baroque…

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