A unique attraction and ingenious way to turn a disused potential architectural eyesore into a credible feature in it's own right. (It's housed in a concrete water tower atop the old town's highest point)

I would recommend the camera obscura it is well worth seeing and is very old & Interesting. But the man doing all the commentary is a know-all and needs a kick up the proverbial, he is pretty scathing about Portugal/ Spain / UK ,everywhere really, thinks he knows it all & is very negative about everything. So if any of... More

The owner gave lots of information about the history of Tavira as he pointed out the various places on the camera. It was a very interesting visit and a reasonable price (3 euro).

Interesting to see. The owner gives good info on Tavira and the history of the camera obscura, but adds a little too much about how England has gone down the pan since he lived there!

I think we were expecting more than what we got. The gentleman who was doing the commentary was possibly the most negative person we have ever come across. No -one should be that disgruntled and be in the public eye.

We visited on a beautiful blue sky day. It was picture perfect. The guide was well informed and recounted the history of the area.

The staff are knowledgable the views from the camera are excellent

Well i love camera obscuras. But sometimes outside inflences can spoil the experience. Wont mention what it was as your visit might not be quite the same as mine.

Tavira is a lovely town so well worth spending some time having a wander around. While there we made a visit to the Camera Obscura, this attraction is sign posted aroudn the town so you should be able to locate it without much difficulty. Cost €3 per adult so not expensive, located on top of an old water tower close... More