Igreja de São Martinho de Estoi

This church was in the middle 16th Century on the spot where an old medieval hermitage existed. The structure of the temple that we can visit these days remains although the damage caused by the earthquake of 1755 inspired a renovation of the main facade, which adopted the Neoclassical style, directed by the Italian arquitect Francisco Xavier Fabri. The works were ordered by the bishop of Faro, D. Francisco Gomes de Avelar.

The temple has three naves and four bays, without a transept, presenting a single wooden roof for all the naves. It contains a pulpit made of local marble, a gilded silver monstrance from the 17th century, and several sacred statues from the centuries. Attached to the church is a bell tower with a clock.

The church is seldom open but it can be visited on Sundays mornings when a mass service occurs.