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New bridge over the Gilão River

New bridge over the Gilão River

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New bridge over the Gilão River

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Location: Tavira (Santa Maria), Algarve, Portugal

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1. Salt Pans 🌊 Fuseta – New bridge over the Gilão River loop from Porta Nova

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2. Roman Bridge of Tavira – Nova ponte sobre o Rio Gilão loop from Pedra Alva

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3. Ria Formosa Natural Park 🌳 – New bridge over the Gilão River loop from Cabanas de Tavira

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🕊️ 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓

August 16, 2019

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. All three offer great views of the estuary and the old town.

🚵‍♂️ Eric 🚲

September 28, 2024

If you look west from the the Bridge you can see the old roman bridge where a Legend starts. At the time of the Muslim occupation and Christian conquest of the kingdom of Algarve, there was a Moorish princess called Séqua and a Christian knight called Gilão. The two met and fell madly in love, living in the throes of a forbidden love.

The lovers met secretly every morning on the bridge that joins the two banks of the Tavira River. And, one of those mornings, they were surprised by two military factions: on one bank of the river, the Christian faction and, on the other, the Moorish faction.

When they were found, the knight and the princess knew that they would be accused of treason. So, dramatically, they ended their lives. Princess Séqua threw herself to one side of the bridge (upstream) and the knight Gilão threw himself to the other side (downstream). And, according to legend, they still roam the river today.

This explains why the same river has two names: Séqua on the side of the river's source and Gilão on the side of the mouth. Gilão and Séqua are, after all, the same waters, and Tavira… the fruit of their love.

Matilde Maini

December 5, 2023

The new bridge over the Gilão, in the center of Tavira, opened to the public in 2021, becoming yet another alternative for crossing the river in this area of the city.

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Location: Tavira (Santa Maria), Algarve, Portugal

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New bridge over the Gilão River

1. Salt Pans 🌊 Fuseta – New bridge over the Gilão River loop from Porta Nova

2. Roman Bridge of Tavira – Nova ponte sobre o Rio Gilão loop from Pedra Alva

3. Ria Formosa Natural Park 🌳 – New bridge over the Gilão River loop from Cabanas de Tavira

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