Quatro Águas

Tavira


You can walk 2km east along the river, past the fascinating, snowlike salt pans to Quatro Águas. The salt pans produce tip-top table salt and attract feeding birds in summer, including flamingos. It's the jumping-off point for ferries to Ilha de Tavira and has a couple of simple seafood restaurants.


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2. Praia da Ilha de Tavira

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3. Biblioteca Municipal Álvaro de Campos

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5. Porta de Dom Manuel

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6. Núcleo Islâmico

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8. Ponte Romana

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