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Centro Ciência Viva de Tavira also sets up on Praia do Arraial, on Tavira's barrier island, giving beachgoers an open view of the Sun setting into eclipse over the Atlantic, from 18:30. Around 92 to 93 percent of the Sun will be covered from the Algarve during the partial solar eclipse on 12 August 2026. The partial phase runs from about 18:33 to 20:24, with maximum coverage close to 19:30, when the Sun sits low over the Atlantic horizon. Entry is free, and Centro Ciência Viva de Tavira provides certified eclipse glasses and solar-filtered telescopes to registered participants. Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection, even when most of the disc is covered. Registration and further details are through cienciaviva.pt and eclipse2026.pt.
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A small waterfall and deep green lagoon hidden in the Asseca valley, a ten minute drive inland from Tavira. Fed by the Ribeira da Asseca, the falls drop over an ochre limestone ledge into a pool that local legend swears is bottomless. Generations of Tavira families learned to swim here, and on summer evenings you will still find people picnicking on the rocks while teenagers dare each other off the lower ledges. Wildfires and storms have battered the old walkways over the years, so the setting is rougher than the postcard suggests, which is exactly why it stays quiet. Park by the lane above Santo Estêvão and walk the last stretch down; go on a weekday morning for the clearest water, and carry your rubbish out.
A tiny whitewashed hamlet above a lagoon where, at low tide, locals wade across to an empty white sandbar. Cacela Velha is barely a dozen houses, a church and an old fort on a bluff at the eastern end of the Ria Formosa. The magic is below: when the tide drops, the lagoon empties to warm shallows and you can walk out to a long ribbon of white sand with clear Atlantic water on the far side. Oysters are farmed in the channels, and the view from the churchyard wall is one of the finest in the east Algarve. Park at Fábrica or above the hamlet, check the tide table before you go, and carry everything you need, as the sandbar has no shade or facilities.
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A week of international FIP tour padel at Portimao's municipal courts, with the Padel Portimao Open running alongside.
Open Air Cinema Festival
Painting Exhibition by Manuel Passinhas da Palma
Street market in Vila do Bispo.