TAVIRA

With its inviting long beaches, typical roofs and chimneys, this picturesque town offers a beautiful view over the Gil„o river and its Roman bridge. Churches to visit: Santa Maria do Castelo (13th-18th centuries), MisericÛrdia (Renaissance), Nossa Senhora das Ondas (17th century), S„o JosÈ (with Gothic and Manueline elements), S„o Paulo and Carmo (17th-18th-centuries). If you are browsing along the Travessa de Dona Brites, you will see beautiful medieval houses, with Gothic windows and portals. In the suburbs, at the village of Luz there is a Renaissance church, which has been a pilgrimage place for many centuries.