Sights near our Tavira self-catering holiday home
Guest always say that staying at Casa Lia is a really relaxing experience. It's up to you how many of the Algarve's attractions you take advantage of. It is great to have a self-catering holiday home as your base, so that in the warmth of the Alagrve sun you can come and go at your own pace.
Tavira boasts many local Portuguese shops, plus supermarkets like Pingo Doce, Mini Preco and Lidl to name just some.
The Tavira Gran-Plaza is a brand new shopping centre with cinema, the Continente Hypermarket which is great, lots of clothes and electrical shops. There is plenty of parking and you cannot miss it! It's the perfect complement to the small typically Portuguese shops in the town itself.
For a day's shopping you can also visit Forum Algarve in Faro with the Jumbo Hypermarket and 200 shops.
Or why not travel 20 minutes east to Vila Real de Santo Antonio and pick up some great linen? The Spanish border is close by.
Tavira is pretty and unspoilt with cobbled streets and lots of restaurants. It is lively in the summer months, but not crowded,with entertainment in the main square in the evenings. Sit, enjoy an ice cream and watch the world go by before wending your way home to your own Algarve villa. When you get home you might want to enjoy a drink beside the pool before retiring to the comfort of your air conditioned bedroom.
Manta Rota is close by with its good selection of restaurants. In the high season there open air concerts on the beach.
Santa Luzia is a pretty little fishing harbour with great fish restaurants on the harbour.
The kids will love a day out at one of the Algarve's many attractions like the Aqua Show water park in Quarteira,
or how about swimming with the dolphins at
Zoo Marine?
Other local activities include fishing, walking, swimming
Of course the Algarve is a golfer's paradise.
Map and details of local courses
There are 5 superb 18 hole golf courses located within a 15-20 min drive from the villa making it especially suitable for golfing holidays,
Benamor(par 71), is at the entrance to Cabanas. Quinta da Ria is a 10 min drive, also 18 holes, but a par 72, 6,110m. It has stunning views of the sea and mountains.
Quinta da Cima is again a 10 min drive away with 18 holes, par 72, 6256m this time.
Castro Marim is a little further, a 20 min drive and an 18 hole, par 71, 5265m. A challenging course for golfers of all standards.
There is an American style Jack Nicklaus course built about 15 minutes drive away – Monte Rei Golf and Country Club.
The Algarve has eighteen other courses Vilamoura, Quinta da Lago, all about 40mins direct drive on the Motorway A22. Of Course with Spain only 20mins away there are also many more courses just across the border in Spain.
Map and details of local Algarve golf courses
