Tavira Property for sale

Tavira is stepped in history just by walking around the town you can make discoveries of your own. Records date back to the eighth century BC when the Phoenicians built a fortress on the hill now called Santa Maria. Its privileged position as an estuary town has ensured Tavira’s importance in the Eastern Algarve over the ages though mother nature has played its part in someway to its fall. The Rio Gilão siltted up and The Great Earthquake of 1755 flattened much of the town. The town was rebuilt in the eighteenth century and became a commercial harbour dominating the tuna fish industry, exporting dry fruits, salt extraction and wine to far flung places. Tourism took over as the main source of income in the 1970’s. In the city you will find a few small museums and archaeological exhibition usually open with events all year round.

Tavira is undoubtedly among the most beautiful cities in the Algarve Region, with its peculiar tesouro rooftops, historic monuments and buildings. Property in Tavira has a great deal to offer with not only with lower prices than other more developed regions but offers an electic mix of old and new. Properties for sale in Tavira old town are much sought after as they tend to remain in families but they do occasionally become available. Radiating from the town there is an interesting choice available to the prospective buyer be it a renovation project, great value apartments and towhouses to top end ultra contemporary modern villas. Tavira property can satisfy those looking for a permanent home, a tranquil holiday destination as well as the the investor seeking something special.