Tavira town is definitely worth a visit. Tavira was once the center of power in the Eastern Algarve, and it continues to be seen clearly.
Tavira is with the town of Lagos on the western Algarve the architecturally most interesting cities in the south of Portugal.
The old Tavira, dating back to about 2,000 years before Christ's birth, was like many other Portuguese coastal towns almost completely destroyed by the violent earthquake in the year 1755.
Tavira to the explorers around 1500 have been Algarve's main city due to Tavira was closest to Africa (Morocco).
The oldest buildings are mainly 18th century, but there are attempts to recreate parts of the original medieval example is Tavira famous bridge over the river Gilão in typical Romanesque architectural style. However, it is probably the Moors who originally built the bridge.
Tavira has about 13,000 inhabitants and is known in the Algarve for its elegant houses on each side of the Rio Gilão that runs through the middle of town.
The number of hours of sunshine in Tavira in June, July and August are among the highest in Europe.
Around Tavira there are good opportunities to see birds including flamingoes, who like salty lagoon between the mainland and the Ilha de Tavira.
