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Today the town, known as Silves, (see page 38) is a provincial outpost whose only besiegers are busloads of tourists who climb the narrow streets up to the old Moorish ramparts.
Next to the castle is the impressive Gothic Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) of Silves, built by the liberating Crusaders, some of whom are buried within, in the 13th century.
Though a castle of sorts Silves has existed here since Phoenician times, the present Castelo dos Mouros, on the site of Roman or Visigothic foundations, took shape after the Reconquest, though it preserves distinctly Moorish lines.
Back down the main road toward Portimão, a turn-off to Silves leads to the former Moorish capital of the Algarve.
Its riches were stolen long ago, the once-great river is a silted shadow of its former self, and Silves is now just a dusty backwater, but the glorious setting remains.