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Algarve

Tavira (Santa Maria)

Tavira Market Square – Tavira Salt Pans loop from Porta Nova

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Portugal

Algarve

Tavira (Santa Maria)

Tavira Market Square – Tavira Salt Pans loop from Porta Nova

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Tavira Market Square – Tavira Salt Pans loop from Porta Nova

04:21

17.0km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

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After 3.46 km for 695 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.20 km

Tavira Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

Tavira's Market Square, officially known as Praça da República, is the historical and cultural heart of the city. Situated on the Gilão River, the square is surrounded by beautiful buildings such as the Town Hall and the Igreja de Santiago. Once a bustling marketplace, it now boasts charming cafés, restaurants, and events. It's a popular place to soak up the atmosphere and local culture.

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1.77 km

Tavira Salt Pans

Highlight • Structure

Behind the market hall, saltworks for classic sea salt production extend in the area to the bathing island

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7.09 km

Praia da Terra Estreita na Ilha de Tavira

Beach

8.26 km

Beach

9.04 km

Seashell Beach on Ilha de Tavira

Highlight • Beach

At the Ilha de Tavira, shell seekers find their paradise. An incredible variety of shells and sea snail houses line in various sizes and color variations line the path along the beach.

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9.48 km

Anchor Cemetery, Praia do Barril

Highlight • Monument

The Anchor Cemetery is an impressive collection of over 200 rusty ship anchors on the beach of Praia do Barril, near Tavira, Algarve, Portugal. These anchors were once used in tuna fishing, thus serving as a reminder of the region's maritime past.

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9.68 km

Anchor Cemetery (Cemitério das Âncoras)

Highlight • Monument

The past of Barril beach is linked to tuna fishing. Here you can see the anchors, remains of the old fishing equipment. It is locally known as the "graveyard of anchors":

This was a passive fishing gear that was dropped into the sea and remained immobile until it was picked up by a ship at the end of the tuna campaign.

This Barril fishery, also known as the "3 brothers", was founded in 1841. The gear was used to catch tuna from the Atlantic and Mediterranean, which were then taken to the "Vila Real de Santo António".

The anchors were used to attach the nets of the fishing gear to the seabed. They had different sizes and weights. The smaller ones weighed about 300 kg, while the largest could weigh about a ton. About 12 people were needed to load the smaller anchors, and an additional 20 people were needed for the large anchors.
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9.69 km

Pedras d’El Rei Narrow-Gauge Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Originally, this track transported freshly caught fish and supplies between Pedras D'el Rei and the small, offshore fishing village.

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10.8 km

Salt Marshes at Pedras d'el Rei

Highlight • Natural

Salt marshes have also formed in the lagoon area of Pedras d'el Rei.

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16.2 km

Tavira Roman Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful bridge in Tavira in Roman style.

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17.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.71 km

4.94 km

3.09 km

2.51 km

703 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.99 km

4.70 km

4.59 km

1.46 km

1.31 km

Elevation

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Weather

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Comments

May 20, 2024,Ilha de Tavira

After having already driven to Tavira twice for dinner, we took a closer look at the lovely place. A lot of renovation work is being done and although there are a lot of tourists here during the day, it is relatively quiet. We walk to the second ferry dock and then squeeze into the ferry with the other excursionists. The …

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October 18, 2024,🇵🇹Ilha de Tavira - Praia do Barril - Tavira - Santa Luzia Runde mit Zug, Muscheln und Schiff

1km by narrow gauge train to Praia do Barill and about 3km by boat from Ilha de Tavira into Tavira.

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October 2, 2022,03 Wanderung über die Ilha de Tavita durch Tavita & Santa Luzia nach Pedras d‘ El Rei

A top-class tour of the beach and salt flats!
We modified the Michael Rother Algarve Tour 32 a bit. Didn't walk back along the beach but passed the salt flats to the starting point Pedras d'el Rei.

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September 28, 2023,Bei lockeren ☀️ 30 Grad Algarve pur. Tavira ➡️ Ihla Tavira ➡️ Santa Lucia ➡️ Tavira

Of the entire tour, 3 km are by ferry and 1 km by small train. So 13.6 km on foot 🙂🙃.
Pure Algarve...you have to see it.
The beach is a dream.

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March 26, 2022,Portugal - Algarve - Tavira - Praia do Barril and Ilha de Tavira circular tour

Our Rating: 8.5/10 (massive Mercado, interesting salt pans, fishing village, long stretch of beach, little ferry, nice end with a fancy cocktail bar)

March 28, 2025,Santa Luzia - Tavira - Ilha de Tavira

The hike is essentially a triathlon, using public transport: bus, boat, and train. Thus, the hike is only 8 km.

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May 20, 2024,🇵🇹 Wanderung zur Ilha de Tavira

A very nice hike from Santa Luzia to Ilha de Tavira. You walk over a bridge and then you can take a narrow-gauge railway to the island and then you reach Praia do Barril. We walked... it's just as quick.
On the island we also started our app 🙃🫣
There are many old anchors in the dunes from the time …

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Tavira Market Square – Tavira Salt Pans loop from Porta Nova

Tavira Market Square

Tavira Salt Pans

Seashell Beach on Ilha de Tavira

Anchor Cemetery, Praia do Barril

Anchor Cemetery (Cemitério das Âncoras)

Pedras d’El Rei Narrow-Gauge Railway

Salt Marshes at Pedras d'el Rei

Tavira Roman Bridge

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