page_title: Castle of Tavira
section_title: 18th century to modern day
hierarchical_section_title: Castle of Tavira / History / 18th century to modern day
caption_attribution_description: English: Castelo de Tavira pano with view looking northeast across Tavira, Portugal
context_page_description: The castle of Tavira is a medieval castle located in the parish of Santiago, Tavira municipality, Faro district of Portugal.
context_section_description: Later, in the context of the Portuguese Restoration War, John VI of Portugal (1640–1656) confirms all the privileges granted to Tavira by his predecessors, determining the medieval castle modernization works, reinforcing its structure and adapting it to the shots the then modern artillery. The defense of the village will be completed in 1672, the start of construction of the Fortress of São João da Tavira bar in Gomeira, border to the river Gilão bar in 1717.
  In the eighteenth century the castle structure will be severely damaged by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, which certainly contributed to that in the following centuries the defensive perimeter of the village was dismantled to a great extent.
  The Tavira Castle walls are classified as a National Monument by decree published on May 16, 1939.
caption: Panoramic view of Tavira, looking northeast from the castle
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