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Moncarapacho Town Square – Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia loop from Alcaria Cova

Moncarapacho Town Square – Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia loop from Alcaria Cova

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Moncarapacho Town Square – Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia loop from Alcaria Cova

03:06

66.9km

430m

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: April 5, 2026

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After 26.5 km for 144 m

After 27.0 km for 140 m

After 63.2 km for 804 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.16 km

Moncarapacho Town Square

Highlight • Settlement

The square is beautiful, with some churches and chapels, bars and restaurants.

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25.4 km

Núcleo Museológico Fenício

Archaeological Site

26.1 km

Church of the Old Convent of the Hermits of Saint Paul ⛪

Highlight • Religious Site

The Church of St. Paul in Tavira (Igreja de São Paulo) was built in 1606 and was part of a former convent of the Hermits of São Paulo. The exterior …

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26.4 km

Tavira Roman Bridge and the Gilão River

Highlight • Bridge

Former military bridge built in 1990 as a temporary solution, following damage caused by a flood, but in the end it operated for more than 25 years.

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27.7 km

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 …

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28.0 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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31.9 km

Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia

Highlight • Natural

The national park is very nice

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32.8 km

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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36.5 km

Tavira Town Entrance Sign

Highlight • Monument

Some cafes around the square, as well as one and
small grocery store.
The square can be the place for a short break on the journey.

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49.1 km

Ria Formosa Special Protection Area

Nature Reserve

66.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.9 km

17.5 km

3.63 km

2.54 km

1.30 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.8 km

3.98 km

1.71 km

1.18 km

130 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Moncarapacho Town Square – Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia loop from Alcaria Cova

Moncarapacho Town Square

Church of the Old Convent of the Hermits of Saint Paul ⛪

Tavira Roman Bridge and the Gilão River

Convento das Bernardas

Tavira Castle and the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo

Ria Formosa 🌊 Santa Luzia

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

Tavira Town Entrance Sign

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