What is the Mediterranean Diet? The exhibition answers this question by showing its multiple dimensions: the concept of cultural space and ancient Mediterranean lifestyle, an intangible cultural heritage passed down from generation to generation and its social and religious aspects, sacred foods and their symbologies, the products of the sea and land that support a diet of excellence recognized by the WHO – World Health Organization. The central focus is the territory and the multiple heritage of Tavira, the testimonies of the presence of civilizations of Antiquity, the cultural landscapes and products of the Ria Formosa, the productions of the barrocal and the mountains, the festivities and cultural practices that underlie the choice of Tavira as a representative community of Portugal in the application of the Mediterranean Diet to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity presented in March 2012 at UNESCO headquarters. Films produced under the transnational application are projected and a kitchen space is recreated for information and experimentation activities, learning how to prepare and prepare food and culinary traditions.
Long-term exhibition where we can see archaeological remains from interventions in various parts of the city, dated in the majority of the century. XII. In addition to these materials inside the Islamic Nucleus, visitors will be able to observe a section of the Islamic wall that protected the citadel, visit the famous “Vaso de Tavira” and watch a video on the city’s Islamic history.
Located in the heart of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, close to the fishing village of Santa Luzia, Pedras d’el Rei is a well-known tourist complex in the eastern Algarve. It has a…
The Chapel of São Sebastião, also called Ermida de São Sebastião, is located in the parish of Santiago, in the city of Tavira, close to Quartel da Atalaia. The date of its…
The facade underwent a remodeling after the 1755 earthquake. This campaign resulted in a circular pediment, axially framing the portal, flanked by two other smaller, triangular…
Located in the parish of Santa Maria, the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo, is the mother church of the city of Tavira. It is reported that [1] this church was built in the 13th…
For centuries this town square on the riverfront served as a promenade and a marketplace, where slaves were traded along with fish and fruit. Today a large part has been…
The beginning of a new challenge … a new stage; with us we take the experience that helped us to evolve, grow and dynamize. From this experience we created Álvaro de Campos…
The Municipal Museum of Tavira is a territory museum, polynucleated and multithematic, structured in several units: Palácio da Galeria, Islamic Museum Center, Cachopo Museum…
