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The Algarve : Museu da Cortiça, Silves

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Museu da Cortiça, Silves

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  • Silves’ cork museum and factory highlights the impact this abundant and versatile bark has had on the town through a series of huge photographic panels, themed exhibitions and displays of early 20th-century machinery housed in converted workshops.

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Rua Gregório Mascarenhas 282 440 440for group bookings with guide 9.30am–12.45pm & 2pm– 9.45pm (6pm winter) daily Adm
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