Estoi
A quiet inland village north of Faro, known for its ornate palace gardens and the Roman villa ruins at Milreu.
Estoi is a small village in the countryside north of Faro, where the farmland of the coastal plain starts to rise towards the hills of the Serra do Monte Figo. Its best-known sight is the Palácio de Estoi, a rococo-style palace admired for its formal gardens and decorative tilework.
Just west of the village lie the ruins of Milreu, a Roman villa occupied for several centuries, where you can trace the layout of rooms around a columned courtyard. The neoclassical parish church, rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake, stands in the centre. It makes a calm half-day trip from Faro or the coast.