Fundraisers’ events
This year, the Tavira Fundraisers is holding a pre-Christmas buffet dinner on Saturday, December 4, from 7.30pm, at Restaurant Val-Del Rei, in Pedras Del Rei, near Santa Lucia. All proceeds
Pirates in Tavira
Tavira police have seized around 3,000 pirate CDs and DVDs and 124 bottles of fake perfume at the annual São Francisco Fair. It is understood that the commercial value of
Region aims to attract film makers
Promoting the region as an attractive location for film makers is one of the objectives of the Algarve Film Commission, a new Tavira-based body created by production company, Films of
Reflecting styles
Reflections Salon, a new hairdressers opened in Tavira by married couple, Nicolette and Miguel de Carvalho, is one of the few English speaking salons in the Eastern Algarve. A young
Tavira celebrates European film
Last week saw the opening of this year’s fifth European film show in Tavira. Held in the cloisters of the convent of Carmo, the event is honouring the best of
The lure of literature
Continuing our feature on excellent service providers in the Algarve, we focus on Tavira. Liz and Earl Beaupied opened A Lura dos Livros almost one year ago and have been
Tavira fire mystery solved
In last week’s edition we reported that this summer’s biggest fire of the season so far had broken out in Fonte Salgada on the outskirts of Tavira. It was fought
A different view of Tavira
To celebrate its 500th anniversary as a city, Tavira has been in the carnival spirit recently, with locals parading the avenues in costume and bandstands belting out festive music through
Locals evacuated from blaze
A total of 163 bombeiros, 24 fire trucks and two helicopters from Portalegre and Leiria were drafted in to battle one of the biggest fires so far this year, which
POLIS plan for Tavira
A protocol signed between Parque Expo 98 and Tavira Câmara is set to re-define the urban environment of the city with a plan that aims to integrate economic, social, environmental,