N is for Neptune in Faro
Here is a quick post for the letter N. It could have been Neil Young or Neil Armstrong. In the end, it was Neptune.
Part of a Mosiac of the god of the sea was unearthed near Faro Railway Station in 1976.
Occupying a large room the Mosiac was relocated to the 16th Century Infante Dom Henrique Archaeological Museum.
The museum is housed in a former convent in Faro. Along with Neptune, the museum has a range of artifacts from prehistoric Portugal to neoclassical times including pottery and paintings.
The Roman mosaic of Oceanus/Neptune and the four winds dates from the 3rd century.
The museum is not large but well worth a visit!
