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Ecovia do Litoral – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

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Portugal

Algarve

Monte Gordo

Ecovia do Litoral – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

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Ecovia do Litoral – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

03:10

49.5km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.6 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.23 km

Ecovia do Litoral

Highlight • Cycleway

The cycle path is in some parts very poorly signposted and often only found by luck!

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12.3 km

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

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Cacela Velha is a small and unique historical place, bordered to the south by a fortress and to the east and west by the parish cemetery overlooking the Ria Formosa.

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21.2 km

Salinas de Tavira

Highlight • Structure

Not the largest salt pans on the Algarve, but still impressive.

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22.0 km

Salt harvesting in the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Structure

In the salt pans, the salt is extracted with an excavator. That is certainly faster than shoveling by hand.

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24.4 km

Tavira Roman Bridge and the Gilão River

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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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24.7 km

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

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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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24.8 km

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

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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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25.2 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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49.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

12.9 km

6.40 km

4.57 km

4.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.8 km

7.65 km

7.21 km

6.15 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

29°C

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Comments

May 20, 2024,Tavira nach Vila Real de Santo António

For more information see here portugalforum.org/threads/fahrradfahren-in-der-ostalgarve-sandalgarve.55617

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October 1, 2022,01 Algarve - Lissabon Villa real de San Antonio - Tavira

Went by train to Vila Real de Antonio (on the Spanish border) for a reasonable price. From there start of the bike tour past hotel castles in the direction of Tavira. There are interesting salt flats along the route. There are plenty of nice tapas bars and cafes along the way. But watch out, lunch is only available until 3 …

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October 12, 2022,Algarve Day 6 Tavira to VRSA

Today was a leisurely ride through quaint little villages and beach towns to the Guidiana River that is the border with Spain. There is a large weeklong street festival in our last town attracting thousands of tourists packed on to the streets lined with vendors' stalls selling all manner of goods. We were able to take a ferry to Spain …

March 26, 2025,Fietstocht Tavira tot Spaanse grens 56km

Recording the return route failed because my mobile phone battery was empty 🙁

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June 25, 2023,Ecovia Litoral Algarvio: Day 2 - Tavira to Vila Real de Santo António

Another hot day on ecovia litoral algarvio. We detour to see the view in cacela velha (km13) and to have a swim im Manta Rota (km 17). Then we pedalled through the heat and avoided n125 from km22 to 26, after which we joined the original track.

June 27, 2024,Runde Tavira nach cacela vela mit Vogel Schutzgebiet

The tour uses the Ecovia cycle path for long stretches. You can skip the detour to Vila Nova Cacela. The paths in the salt pans are partly sandy and narrow and you often have to push your bike.
You can go swimming and take a break in the pretty Cacela Vela.

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July 30, 2023,Fahrradtour

Very strenuous tour with a normal bike on gravel roads, sometimes dangerous, you have to concentrate very much so that the bike doesn't slip, bad bike paths

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Ecovia do Litoral – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

Ecovia do Litoral

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

Salinas de Tavira

Salt harvesting in the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Tavira Roman Bridge and the Gilão River

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

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