Welcome to Tavira
Belonging to Faro district, Tavira is a city in the south of Portugal, more specifically in the East Algarve. The city itself has around 12,600 inhabitants (25,105 the whole Municipality) and it’s one of the most attractive touristic places to go in the Algarve Region.
“…along with Lagos is considered to be the most architecturally attractive towns in the Algarve” in Wikipedia
From the Arabic Tabira “the hidden”, Tavira had it’s origin in the Balsa population, colonized by Romans. The city is divided in two by the Sequa river, which after flowing under the bridge in the direction of the sea, changes it’s name to Gilao river. Like most of the Algarve regions Tavira was severely affected by the famous 1755 earthquake. Yet it is one of the biggest architectonic patrimonies in the Algarve, with it’s 37 churches.
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