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Live tours in Faro

Explore Faro, Portugal, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Arco da Vila, Se de Faro and Cidade Velha walls on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

10 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Faro live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Cidade Velha is worth asking about: the walled old town behind the Arco da Vila, cathedral and museum inside it.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Arco da Vila A Moorish-era gate rebuilt in neoclassical style, the main entrance into Faro's walled old town.
  • Se de Faro A cathedral mixing Gothic, Renaissance and baroque work after repeated rebuilding, with a climbable bell tower.
  • Cidade Velha walls The medieval walls enclosing Faro's old town, largely intact on the landward side.
  • Capela dos Ossos (Igreja do Carmo) A small 19th-century bone chapel behind Faro's baroque Carmo church, built from the remains of monks.
  • Ria Formosa lagoon A lagoon system of channels, islands and salt pans stretching along the coast either side of Faro.
  • Ilha Deserta A narrow barrier island reached by boat, with an open Atlantic beach on its ocean side.
  • Faro Marina The modern marina along the waterfront, boats moored beneath the old town walls.
  • Museu Municipal de Faro A municipal museum inside a former 16th-century convent, built around a quiet cloister.

Neighbourhoods

  • Cidade Velha the walled old town behind the Arco da Vila, cathedral and museum inside it
  • Waterfront the marina and garden strip linking the old town gate to the harbour
  • Ria Formosa islands the barrier islands and channels reached by boat from the marina

Food to know

  • Cataplana de marisco (seafood stew)
  • Choco frito (fried cuttlefish)
  • Arroz de tamboril (monkfish rice)
  • Percebes (goose barnacles)
  • Dom Rodrigo (egg and almond sweet)

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Good to know about Faro

Do I need to be in Faro to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Faro, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 2 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.