Estoi
Template:Geobox Estoi (Template:IPA-pt) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Faro, in the Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Conceição e Estoi.[1] The parish, which includes an area of approximately 46.55 square kilometres (17.97 sq mi), had a population of 3,538 at the 2001 census. The name of the parish, which was formerly spelled "Estói", was changed in 2004.
Geography
Estoi is a village and parish in the municipality of Faro, a rural zone that extends from the fertile fields of Campina de Faro, until the peaks of Serra do Monte Figo (Cerros de São Miguel, Azinheiro, Malhão, Bemposta, Monteiro and Guelhim), that have been, since antiquity, beacons for navigation and natural outlooks along the coast of the Algarvian Riviera.
Architecture
The Palace of Estoi is a rococo building renowned for its gardens and azulejos (blue and white tiled ceramic). The palace was built in the late 19th century and is the finest example of this kind of architecture in the district of Faro.[2]
The ruins of Milreu, in the vicinity of Estoi, show that area was already populated in Roman times. The excavations brought to light an extensive Roman villa with adjacent buildings.[3]
References
- Notes
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 48" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ José Carlos Vilhena Mesquita, O Palácio de Estoi. Subsídios para a sua história. Faro. 1982.
- ^ Hauschild, Theodor (2002), Milreu. Ruinen (in German), Lisbon, Portugal: Kultusministerium
- Sources
- Oliveira, Ataíde (1993), Monografia de Estói (in Portuguese), Faro (Algarve), Portugal: Algarve em Foco
- Teichner, Felix (1994), "Acerca da vila romana de Milreu/Estói. Continuidade da ocupação na época árabe", Arqueologia medieval (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 89–100
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External links
Media related to Palácio de Estói at Wikimedia Commons
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