Single achievement

Muralhas de Faro

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The old part of Faro, called Vila Adentro, is located inside an oval-shaped wall whose origin dates back to the Roman period, about two thousand years ago.

Deeply altered and enlarged from the 9th to the 11th centuries, during the period of Arab occupation, the wall still has from that time two albarrã towers that served to protect the entrance to Arco do Repouso (so named because, according to legend, King Afonso III rested there after conquering the city from the Moors in 1249). 

Also of Arab construction is the entrance with a horseshoe arch-shaped door located inside the Arco da Vila.

Equally interesting are the octagonal towers built a century before the Muslim occupation of the city by the Byzantines.

The main entrance to the historic area has been the Arco da Vila since the beginning of the 19th century, an interesting example of neoclassical art whose authorship is due to the Italian architect Francisco Xavier Fabri. It has a niche with the image of Saint Thomas Aquinas and was classified as a national monument in 1910.

Despite the damage caused in the 16th century by earthquakes and attacks by English corsairs, and also despite the destruction of the great earthquake of 1755, the wall has survived until today and has undergone some interventions in recent years with a view to its recovery.

Note: This achievement was created in celebration of the Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update 8 - Iberia release, but you may complete the flight in any simulator of your choice!

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at LPFR, your flight distance must be further than 80 NM. Your landing rate must not exceed 200 f/m.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
20JUL25 0531Z LPMA LPFR Westjet116 Boeing 737-700 (B737) -152 ft/m 549 nm 01:23 View
19JUL25 1930Z LEZL LPFR Inode Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -118 ft/m 175 nm 00:48 View
19JUL25 1552Z EGCC LPFR SnacklessKerbal Airbus A330-900 (A339) -128 ft/m 1039 nm 01:09 View
18JUL25 2204Z LEPA LPFR VAF230 Massimiliano Boeing 737-700 (B737) -60 ft/m 545 nm 01:31 View
17JUL25 0127Z LXGB LPFR Bat24SS Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (C17) -167 ft/m 137 nm 00:20 View
13JUL25 1407Z LPMA LPFR João Amaral Airbus A319 (A319) -163 ft/m 553 nm 01:22 View
13JUL25 1207Z LECT LPFR JBM Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -63 ft/m 238 nm 00:48 View
12JUL25 1953Z LEJR LPFR JOHNGT Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -76 ft/m 93 nm 00:26 View
12JUL25 1952Z LEJR LPFR LuisDlg Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -92 ft/m 93 nm 00:25 View
12JUL25 1711Z LEBB LPFR EDUARDO MARTINEZ HERDUGO Airbus A380-800 (A388) -131 ft/m 501 nm 01:13 View
12JUL25 0933Z LXGB LPFR Xeromman Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -72 ft/m 137 nm 00:43 View
10JUL25 2132Z LPPT LPFR Thescot004 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -198 ft/m 178 nm 00:38 View
09JUL25 0826Z LXGB LPFR Geordie433 Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -72 ft/m 136 nm 00:41 View
05JUL25 1930Z LFML LPFR CPT. R D Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -189 ft/m 751 nm 01:53 View
01JUL25 1612Z LEGR LPFR PAPA974 ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -150 ft/m 228 nm 00:56 View
29JUN25 1618Z EKCH LPFR Markus Karlsson Boeing 737-800 (B738) -183 ft/m 1502 nm 03:41 View
24JUN25 1830Z EDDB LPFR Strolchibus Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -72 ft/m 1380 nm 03:32 View
23JUN25 1700Z EGSH LPFR Adrián Roselló Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -78 ft/m 1059 nm 02:39 View
21JUN25 1751Z LEMD LPFR Ayman Boeing 737-800 (B738) -186 ft/m 363 nm 01:02 View
17JUN25 1905Z EBBR LPFR Scroutch24 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -181 ft/m 1029 nm 02:27 View