Fishing Industry and other Tavira, Portugal General Tips

Favorite Thing: Due to the tuna fishing and factory, Tavira main industry was the fishing but in this days it has changed to the tourism. You can still see the fisherman at their boats on the side of the river cleaning the boats or preparing the clamps for the restaurants

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General Tips: The land of the thousand churches

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Written by Carmela71

on Jan 9, 2005

Favorite Thing: Tavira was known as the land of the thousand churches and even if most of them are closed the city looks like an open museum.

When we refer here to churches, we also include the chapels, convents, hermitages, etc . many of them are under reconstruction and rehabilitation. Some became private houses or hotels. Next to the tower tank you can see the convent being reconverted in a Poussada

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General Tips: El Passe�o P�blico

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Written by Carmela71

on Jan 9, 2005

Favorite Thing: As most of the Spanish cities, they have their own �paseo� where all locals go for walk and chatting. This one is parallel to the river with beautiful gardens that finish at the market, but you can still walk a little more to have a look at the boats that have already arrived with the fish or sea food.

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General Tips: Four waters Roofs

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Written by Carmela71

on Jan 9, 2005

Favorite Thing: These roofs are very distinctive of Tavira, Each of the rooms has its own roof, so each house can have more than 3 or 4 little roofs. It is said that it may come from China. Portuguese were sailing people that may have brought it on that times. I have to say I had never seen before.

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General Tips: Tiled facades

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Written by Carmela71

on Jan 10, 2005

Favorite Thing: In Andalucia is also typical the tiled walls, but we only do it the base not the whole facade as our neighbours the Portuguese.

You can find this all over Algarve.

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General Tips: Street tiles

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Written by Carmela71

on Jan 10, 2005

Favorite Thing: Tiles must be something very typical from the Mediterranean areas, but looking at this ones, I could feel I was in Andalucia (ok instead of Calle you can see Rua, but in Galicia is similar lol)

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General Tips: Chimneys

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Written by Carmela71

on Mar 26, 2005