The apartment

The appartment has a contemporary interior design, with all modern household facilities present:

  • there are sheets on the beds and towels in the bath rooms
  • the kitchen has all modern cooking facilities: micro wave oven, disch washer, cookware, toaster, juicer, ...
  • some coffee/tea and water for the coffee machine, as well as oil/vinegar and some spices, to start with
  • pleasant dining room with nice crockery, cutlerie and glasses
  • atmospheric sitting room with flat screen television
  • cosy courtyard with breakfast table
  • beach towels, beach parasols, shower gel, shampoo, hair dryer
  • airco/heating throughout the appartment
  • free Wifi internet
  • washing machine and washing powder
  • welcome drink...

There are two bedrooms, both with view on the market square, and each has its own bath room with shower.
The sitting room has a nice view over the market square of Tavira.
Next to it, is the dining room, with access to the kitchen.
 

Practical information:

  • Portugal has the same hour as England (GMT+0).
  • Garbage must be sorted and put in one of the garbage collectors in town.  The nearest one is aside the town hall.
  • There is a daily market up to noon where you can buy all groceries,fresh food and flowers.  The market is situated at the foot of the bridge east of town.
  • There is a big shopping mall 'Continente' with cinema (English subtitles) close to the bridge east of town.  Shops are open 7/7 up to 10pm!
  • The beach/Tavira lagune can be reached by boat, after the old mercado building, (up to 30 September), or by boat 2km further walking/driving (all year).  This is the public transportation boat.  You can always take a private taxi boat at higher price.
  • You can easily rent a car in Faro to go to Tavira (30 min. highway driving) or you can go by train, or by Taxi or Uber.  There is also a car rental service in Tavira, we recommend Guerin.  Uber is available in Tavira.
  • There is a free car park at 100m from the appartment, next to the bus station.
  • Tavira is a safe town, like the rest of the Algarve, day and night, there are no places or day times to avoid.
  • The apartment is situated above a bar, there can be a lively atmosphere with music!
  • There is a note with the television instructions in the appartment.