Discover the Real Algarve!

Little bays between red towering cliffs by the blue sea: this is how most people see the Algarve in the South of Portugal. Every summer, thousands of holidaymakers visit the resorts west of Faro.
But far fewer know the Eastern Algarve. Between Faro and Vila Real de Santo António on the river Guadiana, which marks the boundary with Spain, its long, offshore sandy beaches and its gentle inlets mark out the coast.
The Sotavento offers not only kilometer-long sand beaches ideal for children, clean Atlantic waters, and plenty of sunshine, but also nature and culture in purest form: in the impressive lagoons of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, in the beautiful historical town of Tavira, or in the Serra, the inviting and hilly hinterland.
 
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In the following pages, we provide some details for your stay in or around Tavira. Further information is available from Tavira´s Tourist Information Office (Rua da Galeria 9, phone 281 322 511), from Casa Serviço or from the following publications:

Books:
Tavira (V. Gold, H. Hammond-Norden) - read more >>
Arts and Traps from Earth to Sea (M. Proença, R. Delgado Martins) - traditional crafts in the Ria Formosa
>>> Both books are available in Tavira at Quinito´s bookshop, 37 Rua Dr Marcelino Franco, phone (00351) 281 321 609.
Tourist Guidebook to the Planície Dourada (Ana Barbosa) - the Alentejo region joining the north-eastern Algarve
>>> Available at Beja Região de Turismo, phone: 284 310 150, mail order (2,50 Euro).

Magazines:
Algarve Goodlife
Algarve Resident
 Algarve Web (web magazine)