Cemetery of Anchors on the Ilha de Tavira

The Anchor Cemetery in the dunes of the Praia do Barril is a monument in remembrance of the period of tuna fishing in the lagoon of the Ria Formosa in the Eastern Algarve


Pedras d'El Rei

Pedras d'El Rei


Pedras d'El Rei

Pedras d'El Rei

Pedestrian bridge leading to the island Ilha de Tavira and the Barril beach.


Ilha de Tavira

Ilha de Tavira

The pontoon bridge from Pedras d'El Rei to the Barril beach on the Tavira island. A small train leads from the quay on the island to the popular beach.


Praia do Barril

Praia do Barril

Narrow-gauge railway across the island


Ilha de Tavira: Praia do Barril

Ilha de Tavira: Praia do Barril


Praia do Barril: cemetery of anchors

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

Praia do Barril: anchors


Praia Do Barril Anker 3

Praia Do Barril Anker 3

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