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| overlooking a long and intense history, tavira reveals traces of turdetanos, phoenician and roman presence. |
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| drom's view of balsa |
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| courtesy: the private museum of drom |
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| the roman city of balsa, near luz de tavira, was one of the largest cities in roman lusitiana, with the right for coinage, viaducts, temples, a circus and two forums |
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| water mill |
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| courtesy: algarve traditional, luis santos, 1984 |
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| under moorish rule tavira became a capital port of the algarve. in sharing new ways of agriculture, architecture and culture, the arabic contribution is very important for the region. |
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| dom paio peres correia |
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| courtesy: traveler guide, tavira |
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dom paio peres correia, a knight of the order of james, conquered tavira in 1241.
tavira received city status in the reign of king manuel I and frequent royal visits.
the gradual silting up of the river sequa-gilao, an outbreak of the plague and the earthquake of 1755 led to a decline, who left tavira with only a fraction of its former importance. |
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| courtesy: tavira historia viva |
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| in the 19th and 20th century tuna fishing and salt mines (salinas) became the main income of the region. |
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| the coat of arms of tavira |
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| courtesy: the private museum of drom |
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| today tavira is a growing city, thanks to an environmentally friendly government, who restored the city as beautiful as it always had been. |
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