Praia do Barril
Blue Flag Sandy beach on the island Ilha de Tavira in the Ria Formosa Natural Park with extensive dunes. Access by foot via a wooden bridge. Train shuttle on the island.
Ilha de Tavira: Praia do Barril
The well known beach is situated on the seaside of the island Ilha de Tavira opposite Pedras d'el Rei. It can be accessed by a ponton bridge and a narrow-gauge railway leading across the island.
Ilha de Tavira: Praia do Barril
Small bridge near Pedras d'el Rei connecting Ilha de Tavira to the mainland.
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Sta Luzia: Water front
View from Pedras d'El Rei to eastern direction towards the village of Sta. Luzia on the Ria Formosa.
Praia do Barril: narrow-gauge railway
A small train connects the bridge of Pedras d'el Rei and the beach “Praia do Barril”.
Praia do Barril: cemetery of anchors
The anchors placed among the dunes of the Ilha de Tavira are a reminder of the glorious past of tuna fishing in the Algarve, when they were used to fix the fishermen's nets to the seabed.
Praia do Barril: anchors
Ilha de Tavira: Praia do Barril
Pedras d'el Rei: Barril beach
