A Stroll around Tavira, Tavira, Portugal
I really couldn鈥檛 go to the Faro area without meeting up with blogging friend Restless Jo, could I? Or maybe I could! We planned to meet, naturally, but on the day fate intervened and our coffee date with her had to be 鈥� not cancelled, I hope, but certainly indefinitely postponed.
Nevertheless we still wanted to see Tavira, so we pressed ahead with our plan to catch a train and get there in time for coffee. I may not have managed to meet up with Jo; but I can still share our wanderings around this lovely town with her as a belated contribution to this week鈥檚 Monday Walks.
Tavira鈥檚 main station is a little way out of the old centre. But the walk from it is a delight if like me you enjoy photographing doors, windows and other architectural details.
Arriving in the Pra莽a da Rep煤blica we found it lined with a number of caf茅s, so we chose one and settled down to enjoy a morning coffee and a spell of people watching. After our coffees we strolled out on to the Ponte Romana where we鈥檇 hoped to meet Jo. The bridge, spanning the river Gil茫o, has in fact little to do with the Romans. The first bridge here was built by the Moors in the 12th century and later, in the Middle Ages, houses were built on it. That bridge collapsed in 1655 (the weight of the houses, I wonder?) and was rebuilt in its present form in 1667. However some sources I鈥檝e consulted talk of an earlier Roman bridge on this site, part of the road linking Faro to Castro Marim on what is today the border with Spain. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Nevertheless we still wanted to see Tavira, so we pressed ahead with our plan to catch a train and get there in time for coffee. I may not have managed to meet up with Jo; but I can still share our wanderings around this lovely town with her as a belated contribution to this week鈥檚 Monday Walks.
Tavira鈥檚 main station is a little way out of the old centre. But the walk from it is a delight if like me you enjoy photographing doors, windows and other architectural details.
Arriving in the Pra莽a da Rep煤blica we found it lined with a number of caf茅s, so we chose one and settled down to enjoy a morning coffee and a spell of people watching. After our coffees we strolled out on to the Ponte Romana where we鈥檇 hoped to meet Jo. The bridge, spanning the river Gil茫o, has in fact little to do with the Romans. The first bridge here was built by the Moors in the 12th century and later, in the Middle Ages, houses were built on it. That bridge collapsed in 1655 (the weight of the houses, I wonder?) and was rebuilt in its present form in 1667. However some sources I鈥檝e consulted talk of an earlier Roman bridge on this site, part of the road linking Faro to Castro Marim on what is today the border with Spain. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A Stroll around Tavira
Guide Location: Portugal » Tavira
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sarah Wilkie
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Guide Location: Portugal » Tavira
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sarah Wilkie
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Pra莽a da Rep煤blica
- Ponte Romana
- Igreja da Miseric贸rdia
- Camera Obscura
- Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
- Tavira Castle
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