On Wednesday 28 September Isabel Macieira will give the first of three guided walks around Tavira. This walk will be visiting Gothic sites. Isabel´s background is: Art teacher for basic school (third level) since 1983; Author of several studies about regional and local paintings, published in local newspapers and books; Author of the book A Pintura Sacra em Tavira – séculos XV a XX, ed. CMT e Colibri, Lisbon, 2004, and the study A Ilha de Moçambique durante a Idade Moderna, a «cidade de pedra e cal», 2007. Plus much more.

After the Christian reconquest, the town of Tavira expanded beyond the castle walls. Some of the few remaining monuments and buildings from this time are within the walls and others are outside. Within the walls, the churches of Stª Maria and Santiago are said to have been adaptations of the previous mosques in the town. On the other hand, the church and monastery of São Francisco were founded soon after the reconquest, and as was customary with Franciscan foundations, they were built well outside the town fortifications. On this guided walk we shall visit these remaining buildings of that era, and identify other parts of buildings which have been incorporated in other structures since that time, some of which have been modified, and some of which have been exposed by recent works of rehabilitation.

Meet at 18 00 at the Art Gallery Espaço A,Rua Almirante Cândido dos Reis 157A Tavira. Book by 18h00 Monday 26 September by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.