Tavira Island
Tavira Island lies south of the town of Tavira, Portugal, just a few hundred metres off the coast. It is 11 kilometres long and varies between 150 m to 1 km in width.Places of Interest
Highlights include Varanda Halt and Luz halt, Luz de Tavira.
Varanda Halt
Railway station
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Varanda Halt is a railway station, which is situated 3 km north of Tavira Island.
Luz halt, Luz de Tavira
Railway stop
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Luz halt, Luz de Tavira is a railway stop.
Praia da Terra Estreita
Beach
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Praia da Terra Estreita is a beach, which is situated 4 km northeast of Tavira Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Luzia and Luz de Tavira.
Santa Luzia
Town
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Santa Luzia is a freguesia in the municipality of Tavira. The population in 2011 was 1,455, in an area of 8.50 km2. It is considered the "capital do Polvo" or "capital of octopus" which is a local speciality. Santa Luzia is situated 3 km northeast of Tavira Island.
Luz de Tavira
Town
Luz de Tavira is a former civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão. Luz de Tavira is situated 3 km northwest of Tavira Island.
Tavira
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Tavira is a city in the Algarve region of Portugal. Crossed by the Gilão River, it is one of the most monumental cities in Portugal, with its 37 churches.
Tavira Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Portugal
- Category: landform
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Tavira Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ilha de Tavira”
- Dutch: “Tavira Island”
- German: “Ilha de Tavira”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ilha de Tavira”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tavira”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Tavira”
- Spanish: “Isla de Tavira”
- Swedish: “Tavira”
- Turkish: “Tavira Adası”
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