Milreu

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  • Transport
    bus: Faro to Estoi
  • Apr-Sep: Tue-Sun 09:30 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 18:00 ; Oct-Mar: 09:30 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 17:00

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Lonely Planet review

The ruins of a grand Roman villa are set in beautiful countryside at Milreu and provide a rare opportunity to glimpse something of Roman life here. The lst-century AD ruins reveal the characteristic form of a peristyle villa, with a gallery of columns around a courtyard.

Tantalising glimpses of the villa's former glory include the fish mosaics in the bathing chambers to the west of the villa's courtyard. Information sheets in various languages are available.

Just north of Milreu is the enchantingly dishevelled Palácio do Visconde de Estói, well worth a visit for its overgrown sculpture filled gardens.