Salir is a small town and a community (about 2,800 inhabitants) in the county of Loulé.
Coordinates: 37° 15′ N, 8° 3′ W
The small town is situated by the N124 crossing the Algarve south of the Serra (the mountains) from west to east.
Salir is often said to be the most genuine town of the Algarve. In town are shops, banks, the post office, restaurants and cafés. Everything is very rural and the main occupation of the people living here is agriculture. Hunting tourism has developed in the meantime. The woods in the vicinity are full of game. Especially boars exist here abundantly.
In the old part of the town the alleys are very narrow, and life is easy-going, calm and tranquil.
Castelo de Salir
Unfortunately, only a few remnants are left from the Moorish fort dating back to the 12th century. In spite of this, it is worth a visit. The round tour allows seeing a genuine landscape.
This is supposed to be the starting point for the last campaign against the Moors.
Igreja Matriz de Salir
The origin of the Igreja Salir is from the 16th century. It was destroyed during the earthquake in 1755 and then has been rebuilt.