Travel for Life

Cais das Quatro Águas  (Ferry Port) You can walk from Tavira city center to Cais das Quatro Águas  ⭐⭐, which is the mouth of Gilão River . The walk will take about 25 minutes on a paved sidewalk.  On the way you will pass a series of salt pans with lots of sea birds in sight.  You can also be rewarded with a nice sunset or sunrise scenes at the ferry port location. Photo Gallery The below photos were taken on 01/10/2022 and 01/11/2022, both were sunny to cloudy days. Lots of sea birds in the Salt Pan Bridge near City Center Hotel Vila Galé Albacora

The picturesque town of Tavira was founded in 400 BC and was an important trading post between Europe and North Africa.   Gilão river  flows through the City Center.   Roman Bridge (or Ponte Romana ⭐) built on the Gilão river was on the route of the Roman road which linked  Faro  and  Castro Marim . [1] In medieval times the old Roman Bridge formed part of an important transport route offering one of the few crossing points of the Gilão river. As such it was fortified with towers at each end and it is even said to have had a wooden floor which could be removed as a defensive measure. The bridge we see here today was erected in 1667. From the bridge there are good views of the palm-fringed riverbanks and many of the city’s finest buildings. Photo Gallery The below photos were taken on 01/10/2022 and 01/11/2022, both were sunny days. Roman Bridge in the background Night view of Roman Bridge View of palm tress along the river from a hotel  Rep...

View from  University Church of St Mary the Virgin Tourists visit Oxford for its architecture, which is simply amazing, with historic college buildings, churches and old shops giving so much character.  People also are attracted to its oldest university in the English-speaking world— University of Oxford . University of Oxford  grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris . After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge . The two English ancient universities share many common features and are jointly referred to as Oxbridge . Both are ranked among the most prestigious universities in the world. Photo Gallery The below photos were taken on  12/28/2022, a cloudy to rainy day. University Church of St Mary the Virgin View from  University Church of St Mary the Virgin  ...