Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Rua da Comunidade Lusíada 21; 10am-7pm Tue-Fri, 2-7.30pm Mon & Sat Apr-Oct)
Aspiring archi-
tects or anyone who appreciates modern design should pay a visit to Tavira's municipal
library, which was originally the town prison. Architect João Luís Carrilho da Graça sym-
pathetically and cleverly converted the former prison's facade and cells into a fabulous
modern and harmonious cultural space. Opened in 2006, the building now houses books,
exhibitions and computers.
Arraial Ferreira Neto Museum
( 9am-6pm)
The original name of a former fishing community (between 1943 and
around 1970) and now incorporated within the Hotel Vila Galé Albacora (
click here
) hotel
resort, the site has maintained the original school and chapel. It also has the small but very
quaint tuna fishing museum, which has little in the way of description but 45-minute
guided tours are available (€5; ask at reception).
MUSEUM
Activities & Tours
Kitesurf Eolis
( 962 337 285;
www.kitsurfeolis.com
; Ria Formosa 38, Centro Comercial, Shop 33, Cabanas de Tavira)
Highly
professional outfit based at Cabanas de Tavira, around 6km east of Tavira, offering kite-
surfing classes and a range of other water sports.
KITESURFING
Salt Pans to
Quatro Águas
You can walk 2km east along the river, past the fascinating, snowlike salt pans to Quatro
Águas. The salt pans produce tip-top table salt and attract feeding birds in summer, in-
cluding flamingos. As well as being the jumping-off point for Ilha de Tavira, the seaside
hub of Quatro Águas has a couple of seafood restaurants and Arraial Ferreira Neto Mu-
seum, a former tuna-canning village. A bus goes to Quatro Águas from the Tavira bus sta-
tion from July to mid-September (eight daily). A taxi to Quatro Águas costs around €5.
WALKING, BIRDWATCHING
Tourist Train
(40min tour €3.50; hourly 10am-7pm Sep-May, to 8pm Jun, to midnight Jul & Aug)
Starts from the north-
ern side of Ponte Romana and visits the main sights.
TRAIN TOUR
Festivals & Events
