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Salinas de Rio Maior – Rio Maior Salt Pans loop from Benedita

Salinas de Rio Maior – Rio Maior Salt Pans loop from Benedita

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Salinas de Rio Maior – Rio Maior Salt Pans loop from Benedita

02:08

41.1km

700m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Natural das Serras de Aire e Candeeiros

Serras de Aire e Candeeiros

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Start point

Parking

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2.38 km

View of the Aire and Candeeiros Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.88 km

Turquel Drinking Water Fountain

Highlight • Rest Area

28.0 km

Salinas de Rio Maior

Highlight • Structure

The Rio Maior Salt Pans are located about 3 km from the city centre and are nestled in a valley at the foot of the Serra dos Candeeiros, in the heart of the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park. Classified as a Property of Public Interest since December 1997, these are the only inland salt pans in Portugal, and the only ones in full operation in Europe. The first reference to their existence dates back to 1177, but it is thought that the use of rock salt was already being made in prehistoric times.

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Rio Maior Salt Pans

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The Salinas de Rio Maior are located about 3 km from the city center and are located in a valley at the foot of the Serra dos Candeeiros, in the heart of the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park. Classified as a Property of Public Interest since December 1997, these are the only inland salt pans in Portugal, and the only ones that are fully operational in Europe. The first reference to its existence dates from 1177, but it is thought that the use of rock salt would have been made since prehistoric times.

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28.8 km

Fonte da Bica

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In Fonte da Bica, the old school and the fountain that gives it its name mark the landscape. As you cross the village, you will be greeted by views of the salt pans and the typhonic valley, carved over millennia by the erosion of the salt deposited there since the Jurassic period.

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38.2 km

Benedita, the capital of cutlery

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Benedita is the cutlery capital of Portugal.

lcel is a factory where high quality steel knife blades are produced.

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41.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.0 km

8.97 km

4.14 km

Surfaces

39.0 km

2.01 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Saturday 15 August

33°C

17°C

19 %

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Salinas de Rio Maior – Rio Maior Salt Pans loop from Benedita

View of the Aire and Candeeiros Mountains

Turquel Drinking Water Fountain

Salinas de Rio Maior

Rio Maior Salt Pans

Fonte da Bica

Benedita, the capital of cutlery

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