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The Castle of Silves stands on the highest point of the hill above Silves and dates largely from the Moorish period between the 8th and 13th centuries. Its walls of red Silves sandstone enclose about 12,000 square metres, with eleven towers linked by a 388-metre wall walk. Inside are a large rectangular cistern and the remains of the governors' palace.

Ponta da Piedade is a headland south of Lagos where golden limestone cliffs up to about 20 metres high break up into sea stacks, arches and grottoes. A stairway leads down the cliff to the water, boats from Lagos visit the grottoes, and a lighthouse built in 1913 stands on the point.

Aqualand Algarve is a seasonal water park beside the EN125 road at Alcantarilha, in the municipality of Silves. Its slides include King Cobra, Kamikaze, Banzai and Hydra, alongside a wave pool, a semi-Olympic pool, a slow river and lawns with sun loungers. The park opens in the summer months only.