A traditional Portuguese town, Tavira Island corresponds to an adventure tourism jewel that extends on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. In its 607.000 square kilometers, Tavira Island is an important port that attracts thousands of tourists each year, putting Tavira as a highlighted destination in the region of Algarve.
A walk through the port of fishermen can result in a magical experience, having the grand Atlantic Ocean at your feet while you have important cultural buildings around you, both natural and historical. Landscapes of immaculate beaches and important centers of the Portuguese past, you will find amazing how Tavira unites so many wonders in a small European port.
Deserted beaches that look like virgin paradises, these are the ones that are waiting for you at Tavira Island bay from which ferry rides take off and surround the whole coast until they reach the most beautiful corners of the whole coast. White sands and a shining sun, Tavira deserves to be a place to enjoy intimacy, without a doubt.
The ideal season to visit Tavira Island starts in June and ends in August. Nevertheless, the local weather still allows for enjoying the deserted islands from the beginning of May to the end of September. Hotels are full during high season, which is why to go to Tavira you must plan in advance.
The regionality of Algarve has been safeguarded at Tavira Island, turning it into a touristic icon of the whole Portuguese region. In the central zone of Tavira you will find the natural charm of the area with the “Gilao” river, which plays to cross through its cobbled streets. Besides, the important beauty of Tavira is also in its historical value, because of the splendid old monuments, the majestic churches that were built at the origin of the Island, and the central houses, that keep their decoration with tiles.
With the cultural, natural and historical charm, Tavira also represents a place of distraction and enjoying its excellent gastronomy. In the west area of the bay you will find endless restaurants and cafes, in which you will be able to have a complete view of the whole picturesque splendor of Tavira.
As for the expenses that it takes to walk its streets, Tavira has set an economic cultural and historical walk that you can use to discover the corners of one of the most important bays of Portugal in just a day.
A trip to Tavira represents a trip for rest, but also to walk where the mind searches for new horizons. It is the ideal way to disconnect from the exhausting routine. In case that you’re taking a family trip, Tavira means to have more time to get close to those who are included in your close circle. Tavira Island waits for you to get the escape that every adventurer deserves to have.
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