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Rio Gilão 🌊 Tavira – Ponte Antiga / Romana 🌉 Tavira Runde von Conceição

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Rio Gilão 🌊 Tavira – Ponte Antiga / Romana 🌉 Tavira Runde von Conceição

Steff planned a bike ride

June 5, 2022

Rio Gilão 🌊 Tavira – Ponte Antiga / Romana 🌉 Tavira Runde von Conceição

Easy

01:45

26.0km

14.8km/h

130m

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Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.46 km for 177 m

After 14.8 km for 354 m

After 19.0 km for 227 m

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4.54 km

Salt harvesting in the Ria Formosa Natural Park

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

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6.79 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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8.03 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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8.25 km

Tavira Roman Bridge and the Gilão River

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Former military bridge built in 1990 as a temporary solution, following damage caused by a flood, but in the end it operated for more than 25 years.

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8.51 km

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

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This town square on the Rio Gilão riverfront served as Tavira's promenade and a marketplace for centuries, with vendors selling fish and fruit, as well as slaves in the dark …

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9.05 km