Santo Estêvão
A rural village in Tavira's farming hinterland, with an old parish church and a restored windmill among the orchards.
Santo Estêvão is a rural village in the countryside north-east of Tavira, reached through almond and carob orchards and olive groves. It is the seat of one of the municipality's oldest country parishes.
Its parish church dates from the 16th century and was remodelled in the 18th, with tiled decoration inside. On the edge of the village, a traditional windmill has been restored. There is little in the way of formal sights, but it suits a slow drive or bike ride through Tavira's farming landscape, away from the coast.