Tavira, Portugal - A Place in the Sun

2024 / Tavira, Portugal, Danni Menzies on 9 May 2024

Tavira, Portugal, Danni Menzies

Danni Menzies is coming to the help of Dawn and Ian who’ve been together for 33 years. They want to fulfil their long-held dream of owning a house in Portugal for regular getaways with their two grown up daughters and their dogs. The couple have set a budget of £250,000 and Danni has lined up 5 fantastic options to show them, but will the couple be impressed enough with any of them to put in an offer?

About the area

Around a two and a half hour flight from the UK into Faro and a short drive takes you to Tavira, on the Eastern Algarve in Portugal. Tavira is one of the Algarve’s most beautiful cities. Its protected waterways, nature reserves and lagoons are bordered by over 6 miles of stunning sandy beaches – some of which are only accessible by boat and water taxi. The town of Tavira itself is a maze of cobbled streets and charming squares, filled with history, with over 30 churches, as well as castle ruins to explore. Sitting alongside many other quaint villages and towns along the coastline, such as Cabanas, holiday makers in this area get the perfect combination of beaches, sunshine and culture.

Property 1

3 Bedroom Traditional House in Tavira

This house is built around a charming courtyard, complete with built in BBQ and there’s a super handy utility and storage room too. Inside, there is a good sized lounge, large enough for the whole family, and a separate kitchen which may need some TLC. There are 3 bedrooms and two shower rooms.

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Valued at £284,483 at the time of filming.

Property 2

4 Bedroom Spacious Modern Townhouse in Vila Nova de Cacela

On the ground floor there’s a huge open plan kitchen lounge diner with access onto a good sized courtyard, complete with BBQ for Ian. There’s also a bathroom on this floor. Upstairs are two bedrooms – both with their own balconies, one with an en suite, and there’s another separate shower room. Up another flight are two more rooms – both with balconies. And there is also a roof terrace with panoramic views, pool area and a huge patio.

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Valued at £293,103 at the time of filming.

Property 3

3 Bedroom Townhouse on Complex in Cabanas

As well as the communal pool, there’s a private patio which leads on to the pretty communal gardens. There’s an open plan lounge diner, a separate modern kitchen, and each of the 3 bedrooms are actually more like suites, with their own bathroom and each with a stunning terrace.

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Valued at £271,552 at the time of filming.

Property 4

5 Bedroom Railway House with Annex in Vila Nova de Cacela

The outside space that comes with this property is the biggest, and I think the best, we’ve seen so far with a large terrace area and lawn at the back– perfect for family BBQs. There’s also a patio to the front…and a stunning roof terrace, complete with solar panel. There’s an open plan lounge/diner with a modern kitchen at the far end and there are 4 good sized bedrooms, one with a walk-in wardrobe. There’s also a family shower room. The annexe is a self contained one bedroom apartment with a kitchen - diner, bedroom and shower room.

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Valued at £215,517 at the time of filming.

Property 5

3 Bedroom House in Estoi

Inside the front door is a rather ornate hallway – with access to a bedroom, a lounge diner oozing with character, a separate kitchen, with its own terrace and a family bathroom. There’s a picture perfect courtyard garden, and while there isn’t a pool there is a beautiful and rather calming water feature. On the other side of the courtyard is an entirely separate and newer building, with its own kitchen diner. There are stairs up to two large modern bedrooms each with their own en suite and one of them has access onto a stunning roof terrace with panoramic views.

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Valued at £250,000 at the time of filming.

Hot Property

Restored 19th Century Mill in the Ria Formosa Natural Park, Fuzeta

One of the most unusual properties on the market in this area at the moment. On for just over £2.8 million, this 19th century tidal mill on a nature reserve has been painstakingly restored; it’s traditional outside and the height of luxury inside.

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Valued at £2,802,000 at the time of filming.