Tavira, a journey through Art and History (part 2)
The Palácio da Galeria is the city’s most important civil building. It was remodeled during the 18th century under the guidance of Diogo Tavares de Ataíde, who designed a monumental baroque facade and kept the famous scissor-braced roofs. It was recuperated in 2001 to be used for cultural purposes, as an exhibition center and as the future City Museum.
Lavishly decorated in Rococo style, the Church of the Third Order of Carmo is of particular interest due to its gilt-carved retables and the Illusionist painting on the chancel ceiling. Tavira’s military tradition is clearly visible in the coastline fortifications and the Atalaia Barracks, built on the orders of D. Maria I in 1795, as a result of the need to reinforce the city’s defenses in the light of approaching attacks.
From the 19th century, we may appreciate the “iron architecture” at the Ribeira Market and the Coreto
Garden, which constituted a new area for socialising in the city. Over the last years, the recuperation and conversion of the Convent of Our Lady of Grace into a pousada (Architect João Campos) and the conversion of the former prison into the Álvaro de Campos Municipal Library (Architect Carrilho da Graça) deserve a special mention.
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