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TAVIRA TODAY

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January 29th 2024
Our excursion today is to Tavira which is east of Faro and on the south coast of Portugal. It is an ancient town founded in 1,000 BC. The old town is typical of most European cities and towns - very narrow cobblestoned streets lined with ornate buildings complete with fancy iron balconies. The sidewalks are all uneven cobblestones making it a challenge to walk straight. I wonder if they did that s ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Tavira

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more