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
11DEC24 1744Z LEJR LPFR Frank Nillies Airbus Helicopters H-160 (H160) -22 ft/m 94 nm 00:53 View
08DEC24 0259Z EHAM LPFR T.J. Turner Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -131 ft/m 1311 nm 03:01 View
05DEC24 1440Z EDDL LPFR Mark Murithi Boeing 737-800 (B738) -139 ft/m 1139 nm 02:39 View
02DEC24 1937Z LEJR LPFR Jose Luis G. BEECH 60 Royal Turbine Duke (B60T) -62 ft/m 148 nm 00:45 View
25NOV24 2109Z GOBD LPFR Bob Badner Embraer ERJ-190 (E190) -134 ft/m 1458 nm 03:29 View
20NOV24 2108Z LEZL LPFR Mouseviator Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -59 ft/m 103 nm 01:05 View
19NOV24 0140Z EDDF LPFR Obslynnx33 Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -91 ft/m 1137 nm 02:54 View
16NOV24 1318Z LPPT LPFR Jose Goncalves Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -200 ft/m 134 nm 00:19 View
15NOV24 2014Z LEJR LPFR Scotty Clifford Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -54 ft/m 94 nm 00:25 View
13NOV24 1656Z EDDF LPFR Timalshiwa Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -131 ft/m 1180 nm 02:47 View
12NOV24 1927Z LEJR LPFR Robert Brimer Unknown/Generic Undesignated (ZZZZ) -37 ft/m 96 nm 00:19 View
11NOV24 2237Z EDDF LPFR BelBro Boeing 737-700 (B737) -153 ft/m 1159 nm 02:39 View
08NOV24 1151Z EFHK LPFR SuperAmadeus Airbus A321 (A321) -138 ft/m 1931 nm 04:33 View
07NOV24 1929Z LEZL LPFR Jason F/Petroho Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -71 ft/m 119 nm 00:35 View
05NOV24 0510Z GVAC LPFR Gary Davies Bombardier Challenger 650 (CL60) -145 ft/m 1481 nm 03:13 View
29OCT24 2153Z EDDF LPFR ISidiou5 Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -95 ft/m 1189 nm 03:52 View
27OCT24 1538Z LPBJ LPFR Aaron Priest Beechcraft 58 Baron (BE58) -32 ft/m 163 nm 00:50 View
21OCT24 2346Z LEBL LPFR Aramine FWB Tap CS-TVA -198 ft/m 583 nm 01:36 View
21OCT24 1621Z LXGB LPFR Rarutzu055 Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -118 ft/m 141 nm 00:34 View
21OCT24 1312Z GCTS LPFR CaptPluto Airbus A321 (A321) -155 ft/m 741 nm 01:47 View