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Gilão River 🌊 Tavira – Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia loop from Pedras d'el Rei

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira – Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia loop from Pedras d'el Rei

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Gilão River 🌊 Tavira – Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia loop from Pedras d'el Rei

02:35

62.1km

310m

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: May 14, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 64 m for 13 m

After 62.1 km for 13 m

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573 m

Ria Formosa — view of the bridge to the Tavira Island mini-rail 🌉

Highlight • Bridge

This point on the paved section of the EcoVia do Litoral just before turning away from the coast at Pedras d'El Rei offers a side view of the movable bridge …

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4.83 km

Tavira Castle and the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo

Highlight • Castle

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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5.61 km

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

Highlight • River

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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27.9 km

Mata Nacional das Dunas Litorais de Vila Real de Santo António

Forest

29.6 km

Vila Real de Santo António Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Built in the early 20th century, this lighthouse was crucial for guiding vessels on both the Guadiana River and the coast. It has undergone several modernization and reconstruction processes. Today, it is fully automated, with no lighthouse keepers on duty.

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31.5 km

Vila Real de Santo António

Highlight • Settlement

In the 18th century, the village of Santo António de Arenilha was swallowed by the sea and sand. Vila Real de Santo António was then built: it was important to …

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31.6 km

Praça Marquês de Pombal, Vila Real de Santo António

Highlight • Monument

Praça Marquês de Pombal, the heart of the city. At its center stands an obelisk erected in 1776, from which the radiating mosaic pavement spreads out. The three most important …

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