Cacela Velha - Castro Marim and Organic Products
This tour explores historic sites of the Algarve, such as ancient navigator villages and traditional activities. We visited the furnace farm, including organic products... Cacela Velha, with its fortress, offers unique views of the Ria Formosa and the sea, being a point of passage for Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans and Arabs. Castro Marim, on the banks of the Guadiana, has traces of various civilizations, was conquered in 1242 and received foral in 1277. Its castle, built by D. Afonso III, is surrounded by traditional salines, whose exploitation, along with fishing and agriculture, shapes the local economy and culture.
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Cacela Velha - Castro Marim and Organic Products
What's included in Cacela Velha - Castro Marim and Organic Products
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Igreja De Cacela Velha
The current Matriz Church of Cacela-Velha was built in 1518 on the ruins of the primitive medieval construction, from the end of the thirteenth century, from which it retains a small ogival side door, facing north. Heavily damaged by the earthquake of 1755, it was rebuilt in 1795.
Cacela Velha
Cacela Velha is a village located in an arenytic elevation opposite the Ria Formosa and the sea, whose fortress glimpses one of the most beautiful panoramic of the Algarve sotavento. It was a passageway for Greek and Phoenician sailors, and according to some authors it was Cunistorgis, the former capital of the Cunees. The Romans expanded it and the Arabs gave it prestige.
Castelo De Castro Marim
Castelo de Castro Marim, located in the homonymous village in the Algarve, Portugal, was built in the 13th century by D. Afonso III on Roman and Moorish fortifications, in a strategic position along the river Guadiana, border with Spain. It has been classified as a National Monument since 1910
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- Private transportation
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age 12 years
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Maria's Tuk Tuk is 2 minutes from Praça da República or Tavira's Roman Bridge. This is where we start our tour of the Serra de Tavira.
