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

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Portugal

Algarve

Tavira (Santiago)

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

Easy

3.5

(2)

riders

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

01:52

32.1km

190m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Zona de Proteção Especial da Ria Formosa

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Tavira railway station

Highlight • Rest Area

from here the railway line stretches along the entire Algarve coast. There is a 2 (also a 3) day ticket...entitled to use and hop on ... hop off.

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1.50 km

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.

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8.21 km

Forte de Cacela

Highlight • Castle

Somewhat hidden in a hollow, on the edge of Cabanas, is a well-preserved fort.

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9.68 km

Orange Grove Gravel Road in the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Trail

14.4 km

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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24.2 km

Ribeira do Almargem

Lake

30.1 km

Convento das Bernardas

Highlight • Religious Site

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 carried out based on a project by the renowned architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, winner of the 2011 Pritzker Prize.

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30.3 km

Chapel of São Sebastião (St. Sebastian)

Highlight • Religious Site

The Hermitage of St. Sebastian in Tavira is an 18th-century Baroque chapel built on medieval foundations. It contains a unique series of paintings from 1759 depicting the life of St. Sebastian and richly painted imitation marble walls. While the exterior is simple, the interior is remarkably detailed. After restoration, the chapel is occasionally used for cultural events.

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31.0 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 the 2nd half of the 12th century. Then, for a few decades Tavira was an independent commune, before being submitted to the Almohade Empire.
The bridge was a fundamental element of the medieval defence of Tavira and its associated main road, limited with towers in both sides. It had houses on it in the Middle Ages. By 1550 it had apparently a movable wooden floor which could be removed for security reasons. The old bridge collapsed in 1655, then completely rebuilt in its present form. tavira.algarvetouristguide.com/attractions/the-old-roman-bridge

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32.1 km

End point

Train Station

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