Tavira

Another small town along the Algarve; it had over 30 churches, one fortress and a roman bridge. The fortress and the town itself were the draw for us. The roman bridge looked like any old bridge and connected the newer town area with the old. In the main square they had spent quite a lot of money to spruce it up as there were marble sections throughout, the old square seemed new. They were also setting up for Christmas, a little slower than other towns we have visited. Once we learnt where the fortress was we were off exploring the alleyways that led to the fortress. The fortress was almost completely ruined, but they did keep a lovely garden in the center. During our walks we also saw that they were excavating much of the fortress near by. The section of the fortress that was accessible to us provided great views over the city. Just outside the entrance was an old church with a huge clock on the bell tower. We wandered a bit more and sat for a moment on a bench near the river before we made our final drive for the day towards Seville, Spain. We both felt we could have skipped this town, but didn’t regret visiting it.