Tavira - Ponte

In recent years several bridges have been built across the Rio Gilao, and this has changed the character of the town center. Previously, for hundreds of years, the only bridge was the seven arched one north of the Praça da República; it was of Roman origin and over it passed the Roman road which linked Faro with Mértola. The present bridge is a 17th C. reconstruction. In the winter of 1989/90 it was badly damaged by floods and had to be blocked off. Since then it has been open to pedestrian traffic only.