Tavira Guide

In you plan to visit Tavira around April, here is something you might enjoy:

From the 25th to the 27th AprilRua do Cais, Jardim do Coreto, and Praça da República (near the Garden and the City Hall) Citizens and visitors will be able to choose from wide range of activities, handicraft and traditional products from Caldeirão Mountain region and from Tavira, as well as products from other parts of the country, combining innovation and Tradition in a unique space of animation and mountain flavors.

About 150 exhibitors will participate in this fair where one can find the following products: Wicker-ware, knitwear, laces, iron and brass miniatures and toys made of wood, ceramics and tiles, rag, woven and esparto items, leather articles, jewellery and bijouterie, candles, stained glass, bamboo and silk; Aquavit and liqueurs, wines, regional sweets, jam and dried fruits, bread and costas (a special type of bread made with lard); Honey and its by-products, cheese and sausages, organic farming products, herbs and medicinal plants, among other products.

free admittance to the fair and shows

Programming:

25, Friday, 11h00 - 00h00
11h00: Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo - Folk Dance Group Of Theatre (3 performances during the day)
21h00: Sentage - Fireworks and percussion show
22h00: Concert with the group “Moçoilas”
Children’s animations during the whole day

26, Saturday, 10h00 - 00h00
Street animation with the Maribondos (several occasions during the day)
21h00: Sentage - Fireworks and percussion show
22h30: Concert with the group “Tucanas”
Children’s animations during the whole day

27th, Sunday, 10h00- 22h00
Street animation with the Maribondos (several occasions during the day)
11h00: Traditional instruments Workshop with Chuchurumel
16h00: Traditional instruments Workshop with Chuchurumel
17h00: Puppet Theatre
18h00: Fashion Parade and “Tradition and Innovation Contest”
21h00: Sentage - Fireworks and percussion show
22h30: Concert with the group “Tucanas”
Children’s animations during the whole day

A couple of months ago (around January) I was contacted by an editor of the Barlavento Newspaper. They found my Visit Tavira very interesting and wanted to write and article about it. I confess, I was flattered by the proposal and promptly accepted.

After answering a short questionnaire, Filipe Antunes - Editor on the mentioned Newspaper - wrote a very good article about my site of which I’m very thankful, originally it’s just available in Portuguese, but I’ll provide a link to Google Translate so you can read it in English.

Whenever I decide to travel, whether for business, vacations or just for a short weekend, I like to research and make a summary of whatever is best for my needs. For instance, first I like to see what are the options for accommodation in that place if I don’t have friends living there, the weather conditions are also a factor to help decide when I want to travel; then as a passionate for photo I like to check nice spots to visit and events that might occur at the time of my trip.

That’s why I decided to compile a collection of websites about Tavira, useful sites you might want to have a look at when you plan to visit Tavira in your next trip. Some of these sites contain a section dedicated to Tavira, some are more complete than others, but I’ll try to highlight what is worth to check.

Portugal Virtual - has a section about Tavira, it gives you a very summarized idea about the city, although it has some unique sections worth of visit, like the History or quick highlights, also found interesting the handicrafts section.

Algarve Portal - also with a section about Tavira, this portal is a bit more complementary information, giving you the option for a nice virtual tour of the River and the castle.

Algarve Info - has their bit of info about Tavira, I found particularly informative and useful from a touristic point of view the PDF with distances between cities.

Car Hire Algarve - if you plan to hire a car and drive around Tavira, here is their price list with all the benefits they offer.

On a second note and if you plan to tour around the beautiful Portugal, or just the unique Algarve Region, you might want to have some nice and recommended accommodation resources at hand, like Venere Portugal Hotels or Pousadas de Portugal.