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The hills around Silves are a prosperous farming region; figs, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, clementines, and pomegranates are grown in abundance in mile after mile of orchards.
Faro, Tavira, and Lagos are towns with a strong Moorish influence, and quiet mountain towns like Silves, Alte, and Salir are reminders of the days before golf courses and hotel chains.
Next to the castle is the impressive Gothic Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) of Silves, built by the liberating Christian crusaders.
By the mid-ninth century, al-Gharb had become a Moorish kingdom, with a capital at Chelb, or Silves, (see page 107).
The Reconquest of Silves, not achieved for another 50 years, was a grisly affair.
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