Tavira Guide

Only in 1167/68 was Tavira to surrender to the power of the Almoadans.
From here until the taking of the city by the knights of Santiago, the walled section was extended, with the construction of a new section of wall defending yet another extension of the city; this time to the West. This construction came out [...]

This type of construction is usually attributed to the Almoadans, however Tavira could not have resisted the three ultra-powerful sieges by land and sea to which they were subjected if it hadn’t been heavily defended.
This wall, which, following the direction of the hands of a clock, would have started close to the Old Bridge, which [...]

With the fall of these cities, one part of the population, generally the richer and more influential elements, moved towards the South, establishing themselves in the developed urban hubs on the Algarve’s coast. Between the Christian lands and the area where they now sought refuge, lay vast swathes of Alentejan heath, from whence raids by [...]