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This afternoon, I went to Tavira. It’s the first town I come across to if I drive west, about 13 kilometers from where I live. Tavira is one of the oldest towns in Portugal, very beautiful with a lot of historical churches and chapels (more than 30 of them), and very special houses that have been built on both banks of the Gilão river. Both parts of this town are connected through a very old Roman pedestrian bridge, which has been there for more than 2000 years. Only recently has Tavira become a haven for travelers in search of tranquil beaches, but the town itself has kept its calm. Fortunately, no busloads of tourists (yet).

Typical for this town are the special roofs, in a form of a piramide, with four sides. In Portugese, they are called “telhados de quatro águas”. One possible reason why they have this special shape could be because we can have pretty serious showers over here (in the fall and the spring time). Having lived over here for nearly six years, and having travelled immensively throughout this country, Tavira is the only place I have seen these roofs.

Obviously I took some pictures while I was walking around this ancient town. You can find them over here.

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