Santa Luzia, Faro,

Last Thursday we took the Algarve train from Lagos to Tavira. Roughly two and a half hours travelling time. 

We have rented a condo in the small fishing village of Santa Luzia. Santa Luzia is located about 3k west of Tavira. It is an easy walk or bike ride between the two. Our accommodation is very well appointed.  Everything you need for a long or short stay.  It also includes the use of two bicycles as well as beach chairs, mats etc.  There is also an underground garage and a pool.  

We have been making good use of the bikes. There is a bike path that runs all the way into the centre of Tavira.  There are a couple of small grocery stores in Santa Luzia but there is a better selection in the larger supermarkets in Tavira?  It is a similar situation with restaurants. There is more selection in Tavira.

These are the bikes that came with the apartment rental. There were some tools so that we could make the necessary adjustments. The bikes worked very well for us. They are parked in front of the condo. Ours was second floor centre in this photo. 

The beaches are located on an island.  There are 3 organized beaches with cafes, beach chairs and life guards. Each of these beaches are located about 30 mins apart when walking on the beach.  Between these beaches, there is lots of space to avoid others.  As is common with this type of  semi isolated beaches in Europe, clothing is optional.

Access to the beach is via ferry from Tavira and Santa Luzia.  However 1.5 kilometre from the edge of Santa Luzia, one can walk to the beach of take a small train, pictured above. The ride is about 1.5k. 

The above photo was taken from the Santa Luzia beach ferry as we passed some of the fishing boats at dock. 

The waking path to the train station and path to the beach.

In Tavira for the evening. This photo was taken from the Roman bridge. There are many nice restaurants in Tavira. Our favourite restaurant and bar is located on the right bank, in this photo.  It is called Terraze.

Below is a photo of  the statue of Pope Marcelino Franco. Located in a small park Jardim da Alagoa, in Tavira.  The park is surrounded with restaurants.  

Above are are a couple of photos from the more historical part of Tavira 

Friends from Fernie met up with us for a few days  Ruth and Dan had been touring the UK and took some time off to visit Portugal and Spain. We are together in Seville but heading on our own way tomorrow.