Tavira

Caminho Nascente

To end of camino
660.9
Altitude
25

Tavira

5.90

Cabanas de Tavira

Services
ATM
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Bar
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Bus
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Grocery
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Medical Center
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Pharmacy
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The first arrow and shell for the camino can be found at the Church of Santiago. This church was originally built in the late 13th century (no later than 1270), shortly after the reconquest of Tavira in 1242. It suffered heavy damage in the 1755 earthquake and was subsequently rebuilt. An image of Santiago the Moor-slayer adorns the façade.

Behind the Church of Santiago, the Church of Santa Maria was also rebuilt after the earthquake but retained some of its earlier elements. Look out for the Capelo do Senhor dos Passos, a 16th-century chapel with a wooden Manueline vaulted ceiling. The vault joints have symbols carved into them, including crosses for the Order of Santiago and the Order of Christ. In the apse of the church, there’s a tombstone for seven knights of the Order of Santiago who died in the reconquest of Tavira.

The Road

Leaving Tavira, there are painted yellow arrows on the ground leading from the Church of Santiago across the Roman bridge and out of town.

City Map

Comments

Camino de Sant…

The Church of Santiago is closed because of the pandemic as of late April 2021. The churches currently open as part of the €5 combined ticket are the Igreja de Santa Maria and the Igreja da Misericórdia. The Igreja de Santa Marta can provide a stamp upon request.

Camino de Sant…

Church of Santiago in Tavira was open in August (maybe just for the summer season)
The lady collecting entry fee and stamp I g credentials will also offer you a pilgrim ‘special’ to visit 3 other churches in Tavira for €5. You get a small card and collect the stamps for each church.