Cemitério das âncoras

Cemitério das âncoras (The Anchor Cemetery ) is a monument on the island of Tavira (Ilha da Tavira), as a testament to the former tuna fishing period in the Algarve. The anchors had been used in tuna fishing to fix the nets on the sea bottom of the Ria Formosa. The monument is situated at the beach ‘Praia do Barril’.