Algarve Portugal - Is it worth living in SILVES?
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Published 2022-02-27
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Centro Nacional de Reprodução de Lince Ibérico (Centro de Silves)
Location: Vale Fuzeiros, Silves, Portugal
Opening year: 2009
Number of enclosures: 16
Administration responsible for the management: Águas do Algarve S.A., y Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e Biodiversidade
The Iberian Lynx National Breeding Center (Silves’ Center) was inaugurated in May 2009 and received its first Iberian lynx specimen, Azahar, a female from the “Zoobotánico de Jerez”, on October the 26th. The Center of Silves is the result of an agreement signed between the Spanish kingdom and the Portuguese republic for the conservation of this species during 2006 and 2008, which represents the most visible link of collaboration between these two countries for the conservation of the Iberian lynx. Furthermore, Spain and Portugal have agreed to prepare and create new territories for reintroduction in both countries, setting up an Iberian program for in situ conservation and reintroduction of the species.
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Timestamps
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00:00 Intro
1:05 Contents of this video
1:39 Is it worth living in Silves
3:51 Quick facts about Silves
4:28 Location How accessible is Silves
5:01 History of Silves
8:38 Things to do in Silves
11:08 Medical and schools
12:43 Real Estate
14:04 Shopping in Silves
15:11 A local company in Silves
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All Comments (21)
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The Museo Arqueológico is an excellent little museum, in fact a highlight of the town that merits more attention.
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Very accurate account of Silves. Lived there for seven years and loved every minute.
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Thank you Nick! Another very close look that you do so well! I truly appreciate your videos.
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Another great, detailed and informative video Nick. It looks stunning 👍
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BEEN THERE, LOVED THE CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS...
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Great overview on Silves! I’ve heard a lot of good things about it ; now I really want to visit!
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Thanks Nick, as always very informative and interisting.
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Hi Nick, thank you for your well presented video. Easy to follow and packed with information.
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What an awesome and detailed video Nick!!
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Great and very informative video. Thanks Nick
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I took some good photos there in February. Love the city. And pretty quiet in the off season.
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For any english speaker who is struggling, the pronunciation of Silves is "seelvsh"
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Brilliant video and lots of info. It's been a few years since l visited this beautiful place. I think it has more to offer than l recall. Thanks for sharing. 😊
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Thank you Nick about this video it was good for me because I'll be in Silves this year for to study in Jean Piaget polytechnic institute of Silves, so i'll subscribe on your channel to follow you every day.
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ah, the first capital of the Algarve: Xelb, as the moors called it. Actually, after Silves, the next capital of Algarve during the exploration years was Lagos. Faro is far more recent, since the 18th century after the Lisbon earthquake that wrecked Lagos. It's a gorgeous city. I heard they are finally gonna recover the once super visited cork museum in the "Fábrica do Inglês" quarter which unfortunately has been closed for about 10 years now. In 2001 it was consired the best factory museum in Europe. Hopefully it will be successful again, along with the recovered plaza and spa hotel.
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Hi Nick... We love Silves especially It's history under the Moors , is so interesting,. It was considered a seat of learning, culture and art. until our marauding king Richard the Lionheart did the bidding of the Bishop of Braga, and detoured on his crusade to the Holy land, to sack the town. reducing it to rubble ..I met up with Richard Dougherty some years ago A journalist and author of the fascinating book 'Atlantis and the Silver City' all about his hugely researched apothoisis, that Silves was the ancient capital of Atlantis!!! .. Its very convincing ..How romantic if it was..(He along with Len Port started the Algarve Resident newspaper) Unfortunately he had to return to the Uk for family reasons.So we have never heard anything more. It was hoped that some archeological investigation could be made of the 'shelf' that fellloff the Algarve in the earthquake of 9BC... Thats now the flat sea bed stretching do several hundred miles out to sea...Paul Allen was going to be approaches about his submarine ...until sadly he died of cancer.
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Great stuff, thanks Nick Silves is a lovely spot, love visiting there for the famous chicken restaurant and taking our daughter to the playground nearby
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The alignment of menhirs is in Vale Fuzeiros, great hike. The lynx center is not open to the public, because they want to limit human interaction. But there is a great exhibit about the center at the castle, in the underground water storage space. There is nothing above ground telling visitors about it though!
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Wow Nick such a beautiful place.
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great video!!
