Miss Tavira crowned

The Final of Miss Tavira was held at the Meeting room night club in Tavira at the end of last month. Once again there was a huge turn out, to see Sofia Gracio (second from right) crowned Miss Tavira, with Elena Cazaciuc (far left) 2nd, and Ines Martins (far right), winning both most photogenic and [...]

490th Anniversary of Tavira – the town

490 years ago King Dom Manuel 1 bestowed city status upon Tavira and at that time it was considered the largest and most important settlement in the Algarve, supplanting even Silves over in the west. Tavira Municipality commemorates this occasion with a photo exhibition in the arcades of Republic Square (outside the Camara). President Jorge Botelho [...]

Baja Rally in Tavira

The Bajas Terras del Rei Rally starts in Tavira on Saturday 20th at 15h00 according to the Tavira Municipal web site. Its racing off from the Ribeira Market but if you’re planning a day out just check the exact times before you go – 15h00 seems pretty late to start a race. If you go, [...]

Amateur Fado Evening

This Saturday night 23/5/2009 at 22.00 in the Santo Estêvão Community Centre there will be an amateur fado evening. I am not saying it will produce the next Amalia, but who knows. It could be an excellent taste of traditional Portuguese Culture. If anyone goes/went to this please let us know in the comments how [...]

Walks in Tavira

The Municipality has initiated a fantastic programme of walks through Tavira and other towns in the conselho which will take place throughout the year. They are intended for school groups and the general public and seem to follow quite an intricate theme:  My Google translator says “Heritage Walks the Earth” – well I’d like to [...]

Exhibition: “Patrimónios do Mar”

There is an exhibition from Tuesday 27th January 2009 to Saturday. Now as far as my translation goes “Patrimónios do Mar” means treasures of the sea. I wonder whether this exhibition is a collection of photographs, paintings or sculptures? If you want more information you can call 281 320 500 ext. 324 (although they may [...]