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Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Tavira

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Tavira (Santiago)

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Tavira

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Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Tavira

03:09

49.1km

360m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 845 m for 176 m

After 1.08 km for 66 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

909 m

Republic Square, Tavira

Highlight • Settlement

The square is the heart of the old town and one of the most beautiful in the country. There is a constant coming and going, and the fountain has been …

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2

1.05 km

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

Highlight • Bridge

Despite its name, the bridge itself is neither Roman nor has a Roman origin. It was built when Tavira belonged to al-Andalus (the Islamic Domain of Iberia), most probably in …

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3

2.08 km

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

Highlight • River

The wetlands trails can be explored by bike, but to cross the Rio Gilão either cross one of the historic pedestrian bridges in town or this modern coastal highway bridge. …

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4

4.26 km

Salt harvesting in the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Structure

In the salt pans, the salt is extracted with an excavator. That is certainly faster than shoveling by hand.

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5

5.13 km

Salinas de Tavira

Highlight • Structure

Not the largest salt pans on the Algarve, but still impressive.

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6

5.28 km

Brine Basin with Salt Mound

Highlight • Structure

This is a salt pan into which seawater is introduced and then evaporated by the sun. What remains is salt, as you can see from the salt "mountain" next to it.

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7

31.3 km

Ecovia do Litoral

Highlight • Cycleway

The cycle path is in some parts very poorly signposted and often only found by luck!

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8

40.3 km

Morning Glory Path in Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Highlight • Trail

Lots of puddles in rainy weather. Otherwise a nice path.

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B

49.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.8 km

8.16 km

4.30 km

436 m

421 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.8 km

4.98 km

4.95 km

3.62 km

1.83 km

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