Tavira's Live Science Center — Attraction in Tavira

We had the best morning here yesterday with my 2 daughters (4 and 7). While it wasn’t a guided tour Lucinia (apologies for incorrect spelling!) was the most inspiring teacher my girls could have had- if only all teachers/guides could deliver the information in such a wonderfully immersive, educational and exciting way! This place is incredible, small but perfectly formed for inquisitive little minds. Having visited the London Science Museum on numerous occasions and found it overbearing, inaccessible for little ones and lacking in personality, this small local science centre really made a huge impression on us, spending an entire morning here for an incredibly reasonable entrance fee before a beautiful lunch in a local restaurant. For families with small children visiting Tavira I can’t recommend this place...

This place and especially the people working there saved our rainy day. Our guide Veronica was very engaged and involved my son (6) in all kinds observations and experiments that he talked about the rest of the day. Ricardo did experiments with a small group of kids of different ages and they all(including myself!), were very intrigued and excited. The people working there made the very best of a small exhibit and made us feel very welcome. (I do think that this place is better for children above 5 in...

Far exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended. The staff are so knowledgeable and friendly - they run live science sessions for children which are really engaging. There is a variety of interesting, interactive science activities for the kids to explore independently. We took our 4.5yr old and our 18month old and they both had a great time exploring. Family ticket price is...