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Algarve

Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão de Tavira e Santo Estêvão de Tavira e Santo Estêvão

Tavira Roman Bridge – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Luz

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Algarve

Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão de Tavira e Santo Estêvão de Tavira e Santo Estêvão

Tavira Roman Bridge – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Luz

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Tavira Roman Bridge – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Luz

03:30

48.0km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 7.80 km for 70 m

After 8.83 km for 200 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.84 km

Castelo de Tavira Gardens

Highlight • Castle

This fortification originally comes from the Moorish period, between the 8th and 13th centuries. After the reconquest it was rebuilt. King D. Diniz (1261-1325), who thought in terms of defense …

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8.35 km

Church of São Jose do Hospital

Highlight • Religious Site

A tour is worthwhile just because of the azulejos

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8.81 km

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

Highlight • Monument

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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8.89 km

Republic Square, Tavira

Highlight • Settlement

The square is the heart of the old town and one of the most beautiful in the country. There is a constant coming and going, and the fountain has been …

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32.5 km

Scenic Road for Cycling

Highlight • Cycleway

Route popular with cyclists and racing cyclists.

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40.1 km

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Highlight • Monument

Small park in downtown Tavira, a couple of blocks north of the Rio Gilao. At the center is this statue inaugurated in 1971, in honour of Dom Marcelino Franco, Algarve bishop.

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40.2 km

Tavira Roman Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful bridge in Tavira in Roman style.

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40.2 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 …

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48.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.4 km

11.6 km

4.91 km

1.08 km

113 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.1 km

13.0 km

4.93 km

2.71 km

216 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

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Castelo de Tavira Gardens

Church of São Jose do Hospital

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

Republic Square, Tavira

Scenic Road for Cycling

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Tavira Roman Bridge

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

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