Garrafeira Soares

Tavira


Opposite the market building, this outlet of the Algarve liquor chain has a good selection of Portuguese wines, port and spirits.


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1. Praça da República

0.14 MILES

For centuries this town square on the riverfront served as a promenade and a marketplace, where slaves were traded along with fish and fruit. Today a…

2. Núcleo Islâmico

0.14 MILES

Built around the remains of an Islamic-era structure, this small 21st-century museum exhibits impressive Islamic pieces discovered in various excavations…

3. Porta de Dom Manuel

0.15 MILES

Built in 1520 when Dom Manuel I made Tavira a city, this stone archway is one of the few surviving sections of the former city walls.

4. Ponte Romana

0.16 MILES

This seven-arched Roman Bridge that loops away from Praça da República may actually pre-date the Romans but is so named because it linked the Roman road…

5. Igreja da Misericórdia

0.17 MILES

Built between 1541 and 1551, this church is the Algarve's most important Renaissance monument, with a magnificent carved, arched doorway. Inside, the…

6. Ruínas Fenícias de Tavira

0.17 MILES

Astonishing archaeological remains found on this site just below the castelo date from the 8th century BC through to the 18th century AD. Digs have…

7. Palácio da Galeria

0.21 MILES

With oyster-grey baroque window mouldings and 16 hipped, terracotta-tiled roofs, this whitewashed, 16th-century palace now hosts a variety of exhibitions…

8. Castelo

0.21 MILES

Tavira's ruined castle rises high and mighty above the town. Possibly dating back to Neolithic times, the structure was rebuilt by Phoenicians and later…