The following restaurants will participate:

• Restaurant Herdade da Corte
• Restaurant Mesa do Cume
• Restaurant Monte Velho
• Restaurant O Constantino
• Restaurant Quinta do Marco

Gastronomy fans will be able to enjoy typical mountain meals, and at the same time you will have the chance to win one week-end in one of the following accommodation places: Pequeno Castelo, Hotel Quinta do Marco, Casa Vale D’El Rei, Tavira Vacations and Herdade da Corte.

This festival is associated with the “Slow Cities” movement and the “Slow Food” concept.

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7th Mountain Gastronomy Festival

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Download the Agenda for Tavira January '10.

Update: Almost forgot! There is a nice Tavira Facebook group (now with around 350 members). If you are in Facebook, feel free to join and add to the community :)

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If you are around in January 2010

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32nd International Folklore Festival of Luz de Tavira

There will be groups from: Lithuania, Panama, Northern Cyprus; and other national presences like: Pinhal Novo, Abrantes, Setúbal and Luz (Tavira).

21st of August: Dance with the group Duo Ângelo e Jaime and performance by a folklore group.
22nd of August: International Folklore Festival

21st and 22nd of August
from 10 p.m.
Praça da República – Luz de Tavira

Sand Constructions

The 52nd edition of the Sand Construction competition, an initiative organized by the Diário de Notícias newspaper, will bring fun to Tavira Island beach on August 8. Children and youngsters between the ages of 6 and 14 will be able to participate in this competition after a prior enrolment at the island’s camping park reception.
This event will also include an “Atelier de Construção na Areia” (Sand Construction Workshop) where those who are interested will have the opportunity to improve their skills concerning the art of moulding the sand.

Photo credit: Diario de Noticias

8th of August
from 10 a.m.
Praia das Cascas – Ilha de Tavira

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What to see in Tavira in August ‘09

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An event to publicize the oysters from Ria Formosa (80% of national production comes from this area of great environmental value) and promote its consumption.
It will have several spaces that will allow seafood gastronomy lovers to taste delicious oyster, clam, razor-shell clam and other seafood dishes, while being entertained by the “voices” of accordion.

22nd to 26th of July
Day 22: 7p.m.-12a.m./Days 23-26: 11a.m.-12a.m.
Near the Municipal Market

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2nd Oysters Festival in Tavira

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Apart from the usual festivities, spread across the council, Tavira will once again be the stage for the street parades, on the 23rd at the Praça da República, and on the 27th at the Dr. Eduardo Mansinho Municipal Pavilion, at 9.30 pm.

Download the Agenda Tavira for June '09

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By enjoying a meal in one of the participating restaurants, you will have access to the ongoing exposition “Tavira, Sea Heritages” at Palácio da Galeria/Municipal Museum.

The participants will also have the chance to win a week-end “Near the Sea” in one of the following hotels: Aldeamento Turístico Pedras da Rainha (Cabanas), Casa de Hóspedes Viana (Cabanas), Cabanas Park Resort (Cabanas), Aparthotel Golden Club (Cabanas), Apartamentos Turísticos Pedras D’El Rei (Santa Luzia) e Vila Galé Albacora (Tavira).

The success of the previous editions of the Gastronomy Festivals has been a decisive factor to promote even more Tavira’s Gastronomy.

Healthy food, eat with time, and preferrably in a traditional restaurant. Talk and have fun with friends. Exercise and walk, admire and protect the environment. Respect culture and habits, have a calm life based on quality principles in a fast and demanding world. These are the fundaments of Cittaslow to what Tavira joined in December 2008.

Linked to this concept is also the “Slow Food”, allowing people to discover the pleasure of eating and understand the food origins, how it’s made and by whom. In this way, the Tavira Gastronomy Festivals go hand-by-hand with this concept and movement having as a primary objective to raise awareness towards the local gastronomy and dishes that bring together family and friends.

Download the Sea Gastronomy Festival leaflet with information about participating restaurants and maps:
6th Sea Gastronomy Festival Leaflet

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Tavira 6th Sea Gastronomy Festival

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It’s a massive international sports event, and you can see all the activities details here.

According to the information on their homepage it seemed to have been a success last year, and they are about to repeat it, all the details you need, in case you’re interested are in www.international-sports-meeting.com.

And, if you’re attending, remember to be respectful towards the protected areas and keeping the Island clean and beautiful as it has always been.

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Tavira Island Sport Zone

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The Festival will take place between the 21st of March and the 10th of April in participating restaurants, as usual, and will enable lovers of good food to savour some typical meals from the Mountains and enjoy the countryside.

An aditional incentive for participants will be that they will be able to enter a prize draw to win one weekend at one of the following hotels in Tavira: Pequeno Castelo (Santo Estêvão), Hotel Quinta do Marco e Herdade da Corte (Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo), Monte do Álamo (Santiago) and Vila Campina (Luz de Tavira).

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Festival of Gastronomy of the Serra in Tavira

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Healthy food, eat with time, and preferrably in a traditional restaurant. Talk and have fun with friends. Exercise and walk, admire and protect the environment. Respect culture and habits, have a calm life based on quality principles in a fast and demanding world. These are the fundaments of Cittaslow.

Cittaslow appeared in Italy in 1999 by Paolo Saturnini and has as base preserving the tradition, calmness and gastronomic qualities of small cities. This movement tries to maintain the characteristics that turn cities in attractive places for anyone seeking a calm place, as well with hospitality and quality food.

Italy, Germany, Poland, Norway, UK and Brazil are countries where Cittaslow have their own network. Other countries like France, Spain, Australia and Japan are in the process of implementation.

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Music is the motto of the celebrations, and so, on December 06 at 12:00, in Mercado da Ribeira, the Academy of Music Children’s Choir begins the animation of Christmas, repeating on days 13 and 23 and on days 20 and 22 in the City Hall building.

Also the concerts included in the program “Music in the Churches” will give color to this time of the year, in Igreja da Misericórdia, always at 18:00, we will have concerts on the 6th, 13rd, 20th and 27th.

On the 19th, Friday, at 17:30, Igreja da Misericórdia opens its doors to the group Gospel Choir with the concert “Happy Day!”.

The Gregorian choir of Lisbon, the Coral Group of Tavira and the Psalyte Chorus are the groups that will be present at the concert of Christmas on the 20th in Igreja do Carmo at 21:30.

Already on the 22nd, at 17:30 in Igreja do Carmo, you can watch the singing recital and soloist instruments by Sacrum Presepium. On the 23rd, at 17:30, will take place the recital of the Intermezzo Quartet, and on the 24th, at 15.00, also in Igreja da Misericórdia, is held the classic concert of Birgit Wegemann (soprano) and Irene Ainstein (piano).

Finalizing the festivities, on 31st of December, from 22:00 in Praça da Republica, the Orchestra Six of Portugal says goodbye to 2008 with the midnight fireworks welcoming the new year.

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Christmas in Tavira

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