Tavira Guide

In the rural world of the mountain and coastline, like in most of the Mediterranean, people live in communities and in mutual cooperation, giving rise to compact settlements in the mountain and more scattered settlements along the coastline. The first type, on the mountain, is mainly expressed through population in small settlements, called “montes”, or [...]

In 1915, the Padinha administration that was managing the local government, faced on of its worst nightmares. It witnessed strong protests from the local population due to a decision of the republican government – elected in June that year – to transfer the Infantry Regiment Headquarters from Tavira to Faro. This would also mean the [...]

Galeria Palace / Tavira Municipal Museum

“Tavira: Sea heritages” analyses the relation between the city and the sea from a chronological point of view, with information and education concerns, an exhibition developed from the archaeological remains and artistic items, charts and maps, tri-dimensional models and multimedia items.
The exhibit will describe the physical and territorial changes brought [...]