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Tavira (Santiago)

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

Moderate

32

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

03:22

72.0km

780m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 946 m for 66 m

After 1.10 km for 88 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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902 m

Tavira Roman Bridge

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Beautiful bridge in Tavira in Roman style.

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917 m

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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1.95 km

Tavira Castle and the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo

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The historic center of Tavira is beautiful, with narrow, cobbled streets. Some of the buildings are colorful or covered in tiles. To see: the old convent of Tavira, now converted …

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2.30 km

Convento das Bernardas

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The Convento das Bernardas transformed the former Monastery of the Cistercian Order in Tavira into housing, which housed that religious order between the 16th and 19th centuries. The rehabilitation was …

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2.73 km

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

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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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14.2 km

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

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Cacela Velha is a small and unique historical place, bordered to the south by a fortress and to the east and west by the parish cemetery overlooking the Ria Formosa.

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35.2 km

Café Paragem Obrigatória

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Good to take a break. I haven't tried food

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55.7 km

Bridge over the Sequa River

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Small bridge 🌉 without barriers.

A good option to avoid Tavira.

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72.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.7 km

9.16 km

878 m

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.9 km

4.93 km

1.19 km

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Friday 4 September

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