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Tavira (Santa Maria)

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Castelo de Tavira Gardens loop from Porta Nova

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Portugal

Algarve

Tavira (Santa Maria)

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Castelo de Tavira Gardens loop from Porta Nova

Moderate

5.0

(2)

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Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Castelo de Tavira Gardens loop from Porta Nova

01:20

21.2km

230m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.7 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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917 m

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Highlight • Monument

Small park in downtown Tavira, a couple of blocks north of the Rio Gilao. At the center is this statue inaugurated in 1971, in honour of Dom Marcelino Franco, Algarve bishop.

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1.08 km

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

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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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8.58 km

Scenic Road for Cycling

Highlight • Cycleway

Route popular with cyclists and racing cyclists.

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19.5 km

Camera Obscura at Tavira’s Old Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

The Tavira Water Tower, officially known as the Torre de Tavira, is an iconic structure dating from 1931 that originally served the city's water supply. After its decommissioning in the …

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19.7 km

Castelo de Tavira Gardens

Highlight • Castle

This fortification originally comes from the Moorish period, between the 8th and 13th centuries. After the reconquest it was rebuilt. King D. Diniz (1261-1325), who thought in terms of defense …

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21.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

1.91 km

140 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.7 km

1.30 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

32°C

18°C

0 %

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Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Castelo de Tavira Gardens loop from Porta Nova

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

Scenic Road for Cycling

Camera Obscura at Tavira’s Old Water Tower

Castelo de Tavira Gardens

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