Example sentences for: silves

How can you use “silves” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A half-decade later, the Christian Reconquest captured Silves for good.

  • 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.

  • Two years later Muslim forces rallied again, retaking Silves, and the Reconquista stumbled on for another half century.

  • More than eight centuries ago, Silves (then known as Chelb) was one of the strongest outposts in 12th-century Arab Iberia, a magnificent city with palaces, gardens, bazaars, and a huge red castle on a hill.

  • Next to the castle is the impressive Gothic Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) of Silves, built by the liberating Christian crusaders.


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