Night riders
Anyone for a nighttime mountain bike ride? The Tavira Bike Race is open to anyone over the age of 16 and is one of the highlights for local BTT enthusiasts.
Tavira fisherman dies as boat capsizes on sandbank
Excess sand that has built up at the entrance to Tavira’s port this winter seems to have been the reason for last Sunday’s fishing boat tragedy where a 54-year-old occasional
Coastal facelift in Tavira
The area between Santa Lúzia and Pedras d’El Rei in Tavira is scheduled for a €637,000 coastal makeover, with works scheduled to start during the second half of 2014. Incorporated
Major Tavira drug bust
Polícia Judiciária (PJ) police wound-up a year-long investigation in Tavira last week when they arrested three men moving 800kgs of hashish cleverly stashed in the hull of a boat. The
Greener Tavira
A reforestation initiative is taking place on November 23 to mark the Indigenous Forest Day in Tavira. Organisers – Centro Ciência Viva de Tavira – say this is the “ideal
Fatal accident
A 38-year-old man died in a car accident last Sunday after the vehicle he was a passenger in crashed into a tree in the Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo
Golf-Domizil Colina Verde €€€€
The 31 two- and three-bedroom units of this pleasant inland resort are integrated within a two-storey south-facing aparthotel complex overlooking well-manicured grounds that incorporate a swimming pool, a 9-hole executive
Pousada de Tavira Convento da Graça
The new Pousada de Tavira – Convento da Graça, the first historical pousada in the Algarve, features a total of 36 air-conditioned rooms that include six luxury suites. The attractive
Vila Galé Tavira Hotel €€€€
Located in the heart of the historical city of Tavira, the hotel offers guests a choice of 268 rooms, including some for the physically handicapped. A full entertainment programme complements
Sweet-toothed criminals
Thieves who broke into Pastelaria Tolitel in Rua do Mouros, Tavira, early one morning with the idea of removing a tobacco machine failed to carry it away and managed only