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Benamor Golf Course

The Benamor Golf Course winds through gently undulating landscape and has some...

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Cachopo

Cachopo is a small village dating from the 16th century with whitewashed...

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Chapel of St. Sebastian

The late 17th/early 18th century Capelo de São Sebastião is of architectural...

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Church of Santa Maria

The Church of Santa Maria was constructed on the site of a...

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Church of St Paul

Built in the 17th century, the Igreja São Paulo was part of...

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Church of St. Francis

The Igreja de São Francisco, although medieval in origin and part of...

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Church of St. James

The church of Sant’Iago was erected, it is believed, on the site...

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Church of St. Joseph

Igreja São José do Hospital was built to an octagonal plan at...

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Conceição Church

Conceição is a small town of farmers and fishermen with quaint houses...

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Forte de São João da Barra

The Forte de São João da Barra stands in the heart of...

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Forte do Rato

Built in the 16th century as a result of the renewed North...

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Hermitage of Saint Ann

The mediaeval chapel of Ermida de Santa Ana was already in existence...

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Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira

Architecturally one of the most valuable of Tavira´s many churches, the Church...

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Igreja de Santo António

Construction on the Church of Santo António began in 1606. Although the...

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Igreja do Carmo

The Tertiary Order of Our Lady of Carmel of Tavira (Ordem Terceira...

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Ilha de Cabanas

Ilha de Cabanas is a narrow, but long, strip of land situated...

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Ilha de Tavira

The beach is located at the eastern end of Ilha de Tavira,...

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Luz

In spite of its popularity, the village of Luz has managed to...

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Megalithic Monuments

Mealha is in the area of Algarve countryside known as Barrocal. First...

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Municipal Museum

The Municipal Museum in Tavira is housed in the Palácio da Galeria,...

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Nossa Senhora da Luz

Built in the 16th century, much of the original church has survived....

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Our Lady of Consolation Chapel

The Capela de Nossa Senhora da Consolação (Our Lady of Consolation...

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Planetarium

The Planetarium is situated about 7 kilometres from of the beautiful town...

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Pool of Hell, The

Pego do Inferno, the Pool of Hell, is in the parish of...

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Praia da Terra Estreita

This beach, to the east of Praia do Barril, is also known...

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Praia do Barril

The beach is situated in the middle of the Ilha de Tavira....

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Praia do Homem Nu

This beach, designated as an official naturist beach, is situated at the...

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Roman Bridge

Although known as the Roman Bridge, only the foundations of the low,...

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Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo

Surrounded by groves of almond and orange trees, Santa Catarina da Fonte...

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São Pedro Gonçalves Telmo

This chapel once belonged to the Compromisso Marítimo, an association for sailors...

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Tavira Castle

The defence lines of Tavira were started during the Moorish period between...

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Tuna Fishing Museum

The Tuna Fishing Museum celebrates the history of Tavira’s fishing industry. Tuna...

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