Location: Tavira region in Portugal
Nearest Airport:
Faro at 30
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Nearest Train:
Cabanas at 3
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Nearest Motorway:
J16 of A1 at 10
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 5.0
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Car: recommended
Tavira is in the centre of the unspoiled eastern Algarve. Situated on the Gilão River, the town is famous for its Roman bridge, many churches, and lovely old buildings with pyramidal tiled roofs. There is easy ferry access to the Blue Flag beaches on the Ilha da Tavira in the Ria Formosa Nature Reserve. Beaches on the mainland are just 10 minutes away at Manta Rota and Monte Gordo, where there is also a casino. Tour the castles at Castro Marim and Alcoutim; visit Spain (35 minutes away) for lunch; explore the fishing villages of Sta. Luzia and Fuseta. Play golf or go horse riding. Go birdwatching on the Ria Formosa. See the salt harvesting operations, and buy locally caught fish and produce in the markets. Try the wonderful restaurants for cataplanas (shellfish stew), grilled fish or meat, and the typical Tavira tuna cebolada (tuna with an onion sauce). One good restaurant at the end of the street - a 1 minute walk away. Attend one of the many concerts, fairs or festivals in the area.