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Castle of Tavira
🇵🇹 Portugal
The Castle of Tavira (Portuguese: Castelo de 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 its predecessors dating back to the 8th century BC, passing through the hands of Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, Carthaginians, Romans, Moors and the Portuguese crown.
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Castle of Tavira ranks #5,618 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #101 of the 200 mapped in Portugal. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Tavira?
Castle of Tavira stands in Portugal, at 37.12504°, -7.6537°.
How famous is Castle of Tavira?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,618 of 7,738 worldwide, and #101 in Portugal. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of Tavira?
Fortress of Cacela, about 10 km away.
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