Estoi

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Coordinates: 37°06′N 7°54′W / 37.100°N 7.900°W / 37.100; -7.900
Estoi (Estói)
Civil parish (Freguesia)
A view of the ruins of Milreu, with the landscape of the parish of Estoi
Official name: Freguesia de Estoi
Country  Portugal
Region Algarve
Subregion Algarve
District Faro
Municipality Faro
Center Estoi
 - coordinates 37°06′N 7°54′W / 37.100°N 7.900°W / 37.100; -7.900
Highest point
 - location Estoi
Lowest point Sea level
 - location Atlantic Ocean, Estoi
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
LAU Freguesia/Junta Freguesia
 - location Largo Ossónoba, Estoi, Faro
Timezone WET (UTC0)
 - summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)
ISO 3166-2 code PT-
Postal zone 8005-454 Estoi
Area code & prefix (+351) 289 XX XX XX
Parish address Largo Ossónoba, 71
8005-454 Estoi
Wikimedia Commons: Estoi
Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística[1]
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[2] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)

Estoi (Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ˈʃtoi]) is a civil parish in Portuguese municipality of Faro, in the Algarve. The parish which includes an area of approximately 46.55 square kilometres (17.97 sq mi), supporting a population of 3538 inhabitants (as of 2001 census records). 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

Robinia pseudoacacia flowering in the gardens of Estoi
A view of the ruins of Milreu

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.[3]

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.[4]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ INE, ed. (2010), Censos 2011 - Resultadas Preliminares [2011 Census - Preliminary Results] (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, retrieved 1 January 2012 
  2. ↑ IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011 
  3. ↑ José Carlos Vilhena Mesquita, O Palácio de Estoi. Subsídios para a sua história. Faro. 1982.
  4. ↑ 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 Portguese) (3), Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 89–100 

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Parishes of Faro Municipality


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