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History by Algarvio on
Jan 19th, 2007
It’s considered one of the ex-libris of Tavira, although it has no archaeological background, it was at the time it was built one of the main itineraries of the whole Algarve region.
The Bridge, once crossed by cars and people, was partially destroyed by a flood on the 3rd of December 1989, and restored some time later but now just restricted to motorized vehicles.
Tavira always managed to maintain its original appearance and yet, evolve in time.
Belonging to Faro district, Tavira is a city in the south of Portugal, more specifically in the East Algarve. The city itself has around 12,600 inhabitants (25,105 the whole Municipality) and it’s one of the most attractive touristic places to go in the Algarve Region.
“…along with Lagos is considered to be the most architecturally attractive towns in the Algarve” in Wikipedia
From the Arabic Tabira “the hidden”, Tavira had it’s origin in the Balsa population, colonized by Romans. The city is divided in two by the Sequa river, which after flowing under the bridge in the direction of the sea, changes it’s name to Gilao river. Like most of the Algarve regions Tavira was severely affected by the famous 1755 earthquake. Yet it is one of the biggest architectonic patrimonies in the Algarve, with it’s 37 churches.
