Thirteen churches in Tavira will be open to the public this summer as the ‘Active Holidays’ initiative is running. This activity is aimed at finding things to do for school children during the summer months.
The Churches will be open until the end of August Mondays to Friday, from 10.15 am to 12.20 pm and 2.30 pm to 5.45 pm.
Igreja Matriz de Santiago, Igreja do antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (or of São Paulo), Igreja da Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Capela de Nossa Senhora da Piedade, Capela de Nossa Senhora da Consolação, Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Igreja da Venerável Ordem de São Francisco, Igreja de São José, Igreja da Misericórdia, Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo, Igreja das Ondas and the Ermidas de Santa Ana and of São Sebastiãoare will be opening their doors during the summer holidays.
"The programme for young people aims to promote an active life while instilling civic values and responsibilities, as well as improving the knowledge of their historical, cultural and social environment.”
While the kids are roaming Tavira’s Churches the public can take the opportunity of visiting them too, in July and August.
Comments
Elsa was on topic when she stated "Anything that instills civic values and responsibilities in Portuguese youth has to be a good thing" with which all would agree. (the news item included the words "...instilling civic values and responsibilities.."
Learning civic studies in school also is excellent.
The comment that was made by Elsa was not related to the subject, in fact she was condescending of Portugal's youth.
What a pity she doesn't get her facts right, if she did, she would have learned that civic studies are taught in all Portugese secondary schools.
Denby. Please stick to the topic which is Churches, not Elsa.
I thought you were going to say something positive about Portugal for once... but then you remembered that in time, to add your little barb at the end.
Then instilling civic values and responsibilities into them!
I am sure the schoolchildren will be well behaved and studious when visiting these wonderful buildings.
So they themselves perforce learn something of the history of the town and its churches, and they learn that the heritage of the town has to be passed on to both tourists and residents.
And of course the Câmara can allow holiday time to its full-time employees while these substitutes are available. Even so, among the Câmara owned buildings, for most of the year, only Ondas, Stª Ana and São Sebastião are open.
The notable absentee from the list of accessible churches is São Roque, which for more than six months has seemed from the outside to have been restored, but has yet to open its doors.