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Vila Gale Albacora

Quatro Aguas
Rated 8.4 in 2002 reviews

Vila Gale Albacora is a distinctive hotel situated in the scenic area of Tavira, Portugal, offering a perfect blend of comfort and local charm. With its unique architecture inspired by the region's fishing heritage, the hotel is designed to create an inviting and relaxing atmosphere for guests.

Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Algarve, Vila Gale Albacora features beautifully landscaped gardens and is just a short distance from beautiful beaches, enhancing the serene experience of staying here. The hotel is equipped with modern amenities, catering to both leisure and business travelers alike. Guests can indulge in a variety of facilities, including a refreshing outdoor pool, a well-equipped fitness center, and a rejuvenating spa.

Dining options at Vila Gale Albacora offer a taste of traditional Portuguese cuisine with a modern twist. The onsite restaurant provides a cozy environment for guests to enjoy local dishes made from fresh ingredients. Additionally, the hotel boasts multiple bars, perfect for unwinding with a cocktail after a day of exploring Tavira.

The location in Tavira not only allows easy access to historical sites and cultural attractions but also invites guests to experience the unique charm of the Algarve. Vila Gale Albacora stands as a welcoming retreat with an emphasis on comfort and relaxation, making it an ideal choice for travelers seeking a peaceful getaway in beautiful surroundings.

 Swimming pool

Climate and Weather

January
 16°
 8°
 16°
 6
Sun hours / day
 21
Rain free days
February
 17°
 9°
 16°
 7
Sun hours / day
 19
Rain free days
March
 19°
 11°
 16°
 8
Sun hours / day
 24
Rain free days
April
 20°
 12°
 17°
 9
Sun hours / day
 23
Rain free days
May
 23°
 14°
 18°
 11
Sun hours / day
 27
Rain free days
June
 27°
 18°
 20°
 12
Sun hours / day
 28
Rain free days
July
 30°
 20°
 22°
 12
Sun hours / day
 30
Rain free days
August
 30°
 20°
 23°
 12
Sun hours / day
 30
Rain free days
September
 28°
 18°
 22°
 10
Sun hours / day
 27
Rain free days
October
 24°
 15°
 21°
 8
Sun hours / day
 24
Rain free days
November
 20°
 12°
 19°
 7
Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
December
 17°
 9°
 17°
 6
Sun hours / day
 21
Rain free days

Michelin Restaurants in Tavira and near Vila Gale Albacora

Praia da Terra Estreita
Praia da Terra Estreita
Beach on Tavira island, Algarve, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Fortaleza de Santo António de Tavira
Fortaleza de Santo António de Tavira
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
0.5km / 0.33mi
Arraial Ferreira Neto
Arraial Ferreira Neto
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
0m / 0yd
Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Ondas, ou do Corpo Santo, e Edifício do antigo Compromisso Marítimo de Tavira
Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Ondas, ou do Corpo Santo, e Edifício do antigo Compromisso Marítimo de Tavira
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
2km / 1.2mi
Igreja de São Sebastião (Tavira)
Igreja de São Sebastião (Tavira)
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
1.8km / 1.1mi
Lazarette and Chapel of Our Lady of Livramento
Lazarette and Chapel of Our Lady of Livramento
1.8km / 1.1mi
Convento das Bernardas
Convento das Bernardas
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
1.6km / 1mi
Castle of Tavira
Castle of Tavira
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.2km / 1.4mi
Forte de São João da Barra
Forte de São João da Barra
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
3.7km / 2.3mi
Igreja paroquial de Santa Maria
Igreja paroquial de Santa Maria
Church building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.3km / 1.4mi
Igreja Paroquial de Santiago de Tavira
Igreja Paroquial de Santiago de Tavira
2.3km / 1.4mi
Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira
Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira
Church building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.2km / 1.4mi
Church of São Francisco
Church of São Francisco
Church in Tavira, Portugal
2.1km / 1.3mi
Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo (Tavira)
Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo (Tavira)
Church building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2km / 1.3mi
Igreja Paroquial da Conceição de Tavira
Igreja Paroquial da Conceição de Tavira
Church in Conceição de Tavira
3.6km / 2.3mi
Igreja do antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
Igreja do antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
Church in Tavira, Portugal
2.3km / 1.4mi
Ponte antiga sobre o Rio Gilão
Ponte antiga sobre o Rio Gilão
Bridge in Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
2.2km / 1.4mi
Igreja de São José do Hospital ou do Espírito Santo
Igreja de São José do Hospital ou do Espírito Santo
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.1km / 1.3mi
Igreja de Santa Ana
Igreja de Santa Ana
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.4km / 1.5mi
Great War Memorial, Tavira
Great War Memorial, Tavira
2.2km / 1.3mi
Ermida de São Roque (Tavira)
Ermida de São Roque (Tavira)
2.5km / 1.6mi
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
2.2km / 1.4mi
Ermida de Nossa Senhora das Angústias
Ermida de Nossa Senhora das Angústias
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
3km / 1.8mi
Park
2.6km / 1.6mi
Praia do Lacém
5km / 3.1mi
Oliveira Real
Oliveira Real
5.2km / 3.2mi
Praia de Cacela Velha
Praia de Cacela Velha
6.1km / 3.8mi
Igreja de Santo Estêvão
Igreja de Santo Estêvão
Church building in Portugal
7.8km / 4.8mi
Fortress of Cacela
Fortress of Cacela
Fortress in Algarve
8.4km / 5.2mi
Praia da Manta Rota
Praia da Manta Rota
9.8km / 6.1mi
Cacela Velha
Cacela Velha
Cultural heritage monument in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
8.2km / 5.1mi
Torre D'Ares
Torre D'Ares
Tower in Luz de Tavira, Tavira, Portugal
8.5km / 5.3mi
Igreja Matriz de Cacela-Velha
Igreja Matriz de Cacela-Velha
Church building in Vila Real de Santo António, Faro District, Portugal
8.3km / 5.2mi
Túmulo Megalítico de Santa Rita
Túmulo Megalítico de Santa Rita
8.7km / 5.4mi
Praia da Alagoa
12km / 7.5mi
Campo de Lapiás do Cerro da Cabeça
Protected area in Portugal
13.2km / 8.2mi
Praia Verde
Praia Verde
14.2km / 8.8mi
Praia de Monte Gordo
Praia de Monte Gordo
16km / 9.9mi
Atalaia quinhentista de Bias, também designada Torre de Bias
Atalaia quinhentista de Bias, também designada Torre de Bias
Cultural heritage monument in Olhão, Portugal
14.1km / 8.8mi
Igreja de Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo
Igreja de Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo
Church building in Tavira, Portugal
14.9km / 9.2mi
Museu Paroqual de Moncarapacho
Building in Moncarapacho e Fuseta, Portugal
14.9km / 9.3mi
Praia dos Cavacos
17.4km / 10.8mi
Castle of Castro Marim
Castle of Castro Marim
Building in Castro Marim Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
19.8km / 12.3mi
Saint Sebastian Fortress
Saint Sebastian Fortress
Building in Castro Marim Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
19.4km / 12.1mi
Ponte velha de Quelfes
Ponte velha de Quelfes
19.4km / 12mi

What to do in Tavira and near Vila Gale Albacora

Praia da Terra Estreita
Praia da Terra Estreita
Beach on Tavira island, Algarve, Portugal
1.9km / 1.2mi
Fortaleza de Santo António de Tavira
Fortaleza de Santo António de Tavira
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
0.5km / 0.33mi
Arraial Ferreira Neto
Arraial Ferreira Neto
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
0m / 0yd
Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Ondas, ou do Corpo Santo, e Edifício do antigo Compromisso Marítimo de Tavira
Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Ondas, ou do Corpo Santo, e Edifício do antigo Compromisso Marítimo de Tavira
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
2km / 1.2mi
Igreja de São Sebastião (Tavira)
Igreja de São Sebastião (Tavira)
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
1.8km / 1.1mi
Lazarette and Chapel of Our Lady of Livramento
Lazarette and Chapel of Our Lady of Livramento
1.8km / 1.1mi
Convento das Bernardas
Convento das Bernardas
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
1.6km / 1mi
Castle of Tavira
Castle of Tavira
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.2km / 1.4mi
Forte de São João da Barra
Forte de São João da Barra
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
3.7km / 2.3mi
Igreja paroquial de Santa Maria
Igreja paroquial de Santa Maria
Church building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.3km / 1.4mi
Igreja Paroquial de Santiago de Tavira
Igreja Paroquial de Santiago de Tavira
2.3km / 1.4mi
Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira
Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira
Church building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.2km / 1.4mi
Church of São Francisco
Church of São Francisco
Church in Tavira, Portugal
2.1km / 1.3mi
Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo (Tavira)
Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo (Tavira)
Church building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2km / 1.3mi
Igreja Paroquial da Conceição de Tavira
Igreja Paroquial da Conceição de Tavira
Church in Conceição de Tavira
3.6km / 2.3mi
Igreja do antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
Igreja do antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
Church in Tavira, Portugal
2.3km / 1.4mi
Ponte antiga sobre o Rio Gilão
Ponte antiga sobre o Rio Gilão
Bridge in Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
2.2km / 1.4mi
Igreja de São José do Hospital ou do Espírito Santo
Igreja de São José do Hospital ou do Espírito Santo
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.1km / 1.3mi
Igreja de Santa Ana
Igreja de Santa Ana
Building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
2.4km / 1.5mi
Great War Memorial, Tavira
Great War Memorial, Tavira
2.2km / 1.3mi
Ermida de São Roque (Tavira)
Ermida de São Roque (Tavira)
2.5km / 1.6mi
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
2.2km / 1.4mi
Ermida de Nossa Senhora das Angústias
Ermida de Nossa Senhora das Angústias
Cultural heritage monument in Tavira, Portugal
3km / 1.8mi
Park
2.6km / 1.6mi
Praia do Lacém
5km / 3.1mi
Oliveira Real
Oliveira Real
5.2km / 3.2mi
Praia de Cacela Velha
Praia de Cacela Velha
6.1km / 3.8mi
Igreja de Santo Estêvão
Igreja de Santo Estêvão
Church building in Portugal
7.8km / 4.8mi
Fortress of Cacela
Fortress of Cacela
Fortress in Algarve
8.4km / 5.2mi
Praia da Manta Rota
Praia da Manta Rota
9.8km / 6.1mi

About Tavira

Tavira, located in the Algarve region of Portugal, offers a blend of rich history and natural beauty. One of the best experiences is exploring the historic architecture of the town, which features a mix of Roman and Moorish influences. The iconic Tavira Castle provides stunning views and a glimpse into the town's past, while the numerous churches, such as the Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo, showcase beautiful tile work and intricate details.

A visit to the Tavira Island is also worthwhile, where you can enjoy the serene beaches and unspoiled nature. The island is accessible by a short ferry ride and offers a peaceful escape with its soft sands and clear waters. For those interested in local culture, wandering through the town’s markets can be enjoyable, where fresh produce and regional products are available.

Don't overlook the Roman Bridge, which adds historical charm to the riverside promenade, perfect for a leisurely stroll. Additionally, Tavira is known for its culinary scene; trying local dishes in one of the many restaurants can provide a taste of traditional Algarve cuisine.

Finally, engaging in outdoor activities such as birdwatching in the nearby Ria Formosa Natural Park can be a rewarding experience, as the area is home to diverse wildlife and beautiful landscapes. Tavira offers a tranquil atmosphere that allows for a relaxed exploration of its many offerings.




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