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Next to the castle is the impressive Gothic Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) of Silves, built by the liberating Christian crusaders.
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.
At the very eastern end of the resort, guarding the River Arade, is the historic Fortaleza de Santa Catarina de Ribamar (St. Catherine’s Fortress), built in 1621 to defend Silves and Portimão against the Moors.
However, the loss of Arabic wealth and the silting up of the River Arade left Silves almost literally high and dry, and by the time the bishopric of the Algarve was transferred to Faro in 1577, the town’s population had dwindled to 140.
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.