Number 67 is an elegant first-floor apartment of 110m2, with tall ceilings, beech floors, 2 bedrooms (one with a queen-sized bed, the other with twin beds, sleeping 4 in total), a large sunny covered veranda, an open-air terrace for meals outside, 2 balconies, a kitchen, a large living / dining room, 1 bathroom, and a charming copa.
 
What is a copa?  It’s the Portuguese name for a tiny room giving onto the street and located over the central stairway.  Its traditional function was to light the stairs, and also to provide the old women of the family with a snug place where they could keep an eye on the street, gossip about what they saw, and sew in the good light.  Now the copa has a desk and chair, for working or letter-writing at the ‘helm’ of the house.
 
The furniture and decoration are pretty, and in keeping with the age and style of the house.  Paintings, mirrors, plants, ceiling fans and some antique furniture give the place a gracious and old-fashioned air. The distribution of the rooms is the original, as are most of the doors and windows, and those tiles and other features that could be salvaged.
 

No 67, rua Rua Dr. Miguel Bombarda, Tavira 8800-419, East Algarve, Portugal