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Tavira
Tavira is a lovely old town which stands on either
side of the river Giláo. Its two halves are connected
by a seven-arched Roman bridge. A small, medieval castle on
a low hill in the center of the town presides over all. Next
to the castle is the Church
of Santa Maria do Castelo, which contains the tomb of
the town´s liberator during the 13th century Christian
reconquest, Dom Paio Peres Correia.
Nowhere else in the Algarve has so many churches.
The Misericórdia, Carmo,
Sáo Francisco and Ondas churches are decoratively the
most interesting. Grapes for the table and for wine-making are
grown in surroundings fields. Salt is produced, as it has been
for many centuries, from seawater in nearby pans. Just offshore,
easily reached by ferry-boat, a long, sand-split island called
Ilha de Tavira is great for peaceful bathing.
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