Tavira Castle
The Castle of Tavira is a medieval castle located in the parish of Santiago, Tavira municipality, Faro district of Portugal. In a dominant position over the mouth of the river Gilão, the settlement has developed as an important sea port since antiquity, with…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Tavira” and “Castle of Tavira”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira and Igreja Paroquial de Santiago de Tavira.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira
Church
Photo: cordeiro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira is a church in the Algarve region of Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument. Tavira’s Church of the Misericórdia is an integral part of the Building and Church of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Tavira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Luzia and Barra do Cochicho.
Santa Luzia
Town
Photo: Reinobaptista, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Luzia is a freguesia in the municipality of Tavira. The population in 2011 was 1,455, in an area of 8.50 km2. It is considered the "capital do Polvo" or "capital of octopus" which is a local speciality. Santa Luzia is situated 3 km south of Tavira Castle.
Barra do Cochicho
Locality
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barra do Cochicho is a locality, which is situated 3 km east of Tavira Castle.
Cabanas de Tavira
Town
Cabanas de Tavira is a village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Conceição e Cabanas de Tavira. Cabanas de Tavira is situated 4½ km east of Tavira Castle.
Tavira Castle
- Categories: castle, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Tavira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.12528° or 37° 7′ 31″ northLongitude
-7.6512° or 7° 39′ 4″ westElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8C9J48GX+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 476292618OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11695866Wikidata ID
Q5049832
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Tavira Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Tavira”
- French: “château de Tavira”
- French: “Château de Tavira”
- German: “Castelo de Tavira”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de tavira”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Tavira”
- Portuguese: “Cerca urbana de Tavira”
- Portuguese: “Muralhas do Castelo de Tavira”
- Portuguese: “Sete cavaleiros (tavira)”
- Portuguese: “Sete Cavaleiros (Tavira)”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tavira Castle”. Photo: miguelvieira, CC BY 2.0.