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Beautiful new hostel. Very clean, lovely lounge area for relaxing. Reception staff are very helpful. Breakfast is basic but sufficient. Only two drawbacks. Firstly, dont expect a hot shower, and secondly, you have to buy a compulsory youth hostel card when you get there in order to stay. ... more
8 or 10 days in Portugal
and Tavira to Vila Real at the border with Spain. Have fun! ...
Portugal
Hey up lass, You have not said how you are planning to move around on the Algarve, i.e. public transport or car hire? The train stops to some of the places are sometimes quite away from the towns you want to visit, and the bus is sometimes the best option. Tavira is worth a visit and is one ...
portugal
Portugal is wonderful! We spent almost a month there, travelling from Tavira along the south coast to Lagos, then up the West coast to Lisbon, Setubal, Cascais and Sintra, then inland to Evora and Elvas. I think anywhere you go there is beautiful. The people are friendly, the pace of life is laid back ...
Sunday in Tavira
Took a leisurely drive to Tavira, a lovely fishing town with castle ruins, many churches and wonderful, quaint old town buildings. A river runs through the town and a ferry shuttles people to a white, sandy beach in the distance (which is really a sand bar). The streets are narrow and wind in and out ...
Posted in Pathways through Portugal by merlendson
October 23 2010
We arrived yesterday evening in Cabanas de Tavira after a reasonable Easyjet flight from Stansted to Faro and then a short 30 minute drive. We woke to a glorious sunny day and really a wonderful view from ...
Posted in Jeni and Kevin's Travels 2010 by kforge
October 29 2010
Today we went back into Tavira and discovered that the Municipal Council Building broadcasts free wi-fi right across the main square. Unfortunately, it took so long to check our emails that there was no time left to update this blog Crossing the Ponta Romana again, we noticed this memorial to an old ...
Posted in Jeni and Kevin's Travels 2010 by kforge