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Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Of Muslim origin and rebuilt after the Reconquista, there are only a few sections of the wall left in the castle. From the top of the walls you have the best views of the city.
The Castle of Tavira is a medieval castle located in the parish of Santiago, Tavira municipality, Faro district of Portugal. In a dominant position over the mouth of the river Gilão, the settlement has developed as an important sea port since antiquity, with its predecessors dating back to the 8th century BC, passing through the hands of Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, Carthaginians, Romans, Moors and the Portuguese crown.
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It is located inside the castle. Built after the Reconquista and rebuilt after the 1775 earthquake, only the portico and the twin window remain of the primitive Gothic church.
Considered the best example of Renaissance architecture in the Algarve, it has an interior of three naves, separated by arches based on columns. The altarpiece is of gilded wood carved from the 18th century.
The most central area of the city, where the City Hall is located.
It is the best known bridge in Tavira. It dates from around the 16th or 17th century. Rebuilt in 1992, after a flood in 1989.
This hotel usually closes during low season.
One of the oldest olive trees in Portugal can be visited within the Aldeamento Pedras d’El Rey lodging complex.