Algarve Luxury Villa Holidays

Location

The villa is set on a hillside on the site of the old Quinta (farm) de Perogil. It has stunning views to the hills on one side and on the other you have a bird’s eye view over Tavira and down to the sea.

Tavira lies approximately 30 km east of Faro airport. It is one of the most architecturally attractive towns in the Algarve and it is thought to date back to around 2000 BC. The location was of considerable importance during the Roman period and there is evidence of a very large Roman settlement to the east of Tavira.

Nearby are Cabanas and Pedras del Rey, both originally very small beachfront villages. Santa Luzia, taking its name from an Italian effigy of the Virgin Mary that was recovered from a shipwreck, is a very small, unspoilt village with a fort. A little further east is Cacela Velha, an old fishing village situated in the protected Ria Formosa. Perched on a rocky bluff overlooking the sea, it is one of the best-preserved seaside villages in the Algarve.

Tavira has beautiful, and largely empty, beaches with sands that stretch off into the distance. Ilha de Armona (just off the coast at Olhão), Praia do Barril at Santa Luzia, Ilha de Tavira (accessed by ferry), Manta Rota, and Praia Verde are all superb and within a 10-15 minute drive.

For more information about things to do and places to see in the Algarve take a look at this Algarve website.