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Algarve

Santo Estêvão

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Castelo de Tavira Gardens loop from Santo Estêvão

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Portugal

Algarve

Santo Estêvão

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Castelo de Tavira Gardens loop from Santo Estêvão

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Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Castelo de Tavira Gardens loop from Santo Estêvão

01:38

26.0km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.9 km for 87 m

After 18.1 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.57 km

Scenic Road for Cycling

Highlight • Cycleway

Route popular with cyclists and racing cyclists.

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13.1 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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13.6 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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16.5 km

Tavira Algarve Portugal

Highlight • Settlement

16.7 km

Cacela Velha

Highlight • Settlement

Worth a visit and nice and relaxing.

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17.8 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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18.1 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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18.6 km

Church of São Jose do Hospital

Highlight • Religious Site

A tour is worthwhile just because of the azulejos

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26.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

2.73 km

950 m

474 m

136 m

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.7 km

1.49 km

1.09 km

626 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

29°C

17°C

0 %

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Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Castelo de Tavira Gardens loop from Santo Estêvão

Scenic Road for Cycling

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Tavira Algarve Portugal

Cacela Velha

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

Castelo de Tavira Gardens

Church of São Jose do Hospital

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