Tavira Island is located just a few miles south of the Portuguese city of Tavira on the Algarve Coast. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Tavira Island was an important centre for tuna fishing.

Tavira, 18 miles from the Spanish border and straddling the Gilão river, is arguably the Algarve’s prettiest town, and exudes an authentic Portuguese charm. Big hotels are few, churches are ...