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Castelo de Loulé and Museu Municipal
Loulé's medieval castle houses the municipal museum: Tue–Sat, €1.62, free through age 12. The archaeology section is temporarily closed (museum site, Oct 2026; research).
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Castelo de Silves
The red sandstone castle above Silves, open daily from 09:00; €2.80 for adults, €1.40 for children, and €3.90 with the archaeology museum
- Address
- Rua do Castelo, 8300-159 Silves
- Hours
- Daily except 25 Dec and 1 Jan. January–April and October–December 09:00–18:00; the rest of the year 09:00–20:00. Last entry 30 minutes before closing (CM Silves).
- Price level
- €
OK with kids
Documented: children pay half price (€1.40); the council gives no age limit for the child rate and lists no family ticket. Walls and walkways are the attraction — keep small children close on the ramparts. Research, not first-hand.
The notes
Silves Castle is the main reason most people drive inland to Silves. It’s a walled hilltop castle in red sandstone above the town, and you can walk the walls. It is cheap: €2.80 for an adult and €1.40 for a child, or €3.90 for a combined ticket with the town’s archaeology museum [1].
What we found (research)
- Open every day except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. From January to April and October to December the hours are 09:00–18:00; the rest of the year they are 09:00–20:00. Last entry is half an hour before closing [2].
- Tickets: adult €2.80. Children, students, Cartão Jovem holders and over-65s get 50% off (€1.40). A combined castle + Museu Municipal de Arqueologia ticket costs €3.90 [1].
- No family ticket is listed, and the council doesn’t say up to what age the child rate applies [1].
Good to know / Check before you go
- In August the town hosts the Feira Medieval, which in 2026 ran 7–15 August from 18:00 to 01:00 with its own tickets. Expect crowds and closed streets around the castle then. See our Silves day trip guide.
- Phone 282 440 837 for groups or same-day changes [1].
Sources
- CM Silves: Castelo de Silves, accessed 4 October 2026.
- CM Silves: Horários de funcionamento, accessed 4 October 2026.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim: Castelo de Silves, accessed 4 October 2026.
Further afield: Castelo de Loulé and Museu Municipal (37 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.
Schematic: positions from each place's coordinates, no roads or coastline. Not for navigation.
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Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Silves
Small town archaeology museum built around a 12th–13th-century Almohad well-cistern; €2.10, or €3.90 combined with the castle; closed Mondays (CM Silves; research).
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