Praia da Ilha de Tavira

Coordinates (research)

• Used: CM Tavira’s published location 37.111478, -7.619766 — the municipality’s own pin (what it marks is not stated). [CM Tavira beach page, read 2 Oct 2026]
• ABAE registered point 37.11078, -7.62022 (87 m away); APA sampling point 37.1098, -7.6199 (187 m); OSM way 78432559 centroid 37.1097819, -7.6210034 (218 m); all straight-line. [ABAE; APA profile 2026; Nominatim 2 Oct 2026] → conflict slot below.
• Quatro Águas ferry terminal: OSM node 920651115 at 37.1162193, -7.6287539 (956 m straight-line across the lagoon). [OSM]
• Silnido shows the same GPS (N 37º06′58.5″, W 7º37′43.9″ ≈ 37.1163, -7.6289 = Quatro Águas) for both its town-pier and Quatro Águas sections — the town-pier coordinate on that page is therefore not usable. [Silnido, 2 Oct 2026]

Access (research)

• From Tavira town (Rua José Pires Padinha), from the Quatro Águas pier, or by aqua-taxi. [CM Tavira]
• Parking: in town (free and paid) or at Quatro Águas (free and paid). [CM Tavira]; Silnido: free parking next to the market for the town pier, paid car park at 4 Águas – Sailing Club. [Silnido]
• Silnido fares, town pier ↔ island: adults €2.70 return / €1.50 single; children 4–11 €1.15 / €0.80; babies up to 3 free; tickets sold on site. [Silnido, as shown 2 Oct 2026]
• Silnido fares, Quatro Águas ↔ island: adults €2.00 return / €1.20 single; children 4–11 €1.10 / €0.65; babies up to 3 free. [Silnido, 2 Oct 2026]
• Silnido timetable from 7 Sep 2026, town pier: departures hourly 09:30–18:30; island departures hourly 10:00–19:00. [Silnido]
• Silnido timetable from 1 Oct 2026, Quatro Águas: departures 09:00, 10:00, then every 30 min to 13:30, break, 15:00–18:00 every 30 min, 18:45; island departures 09:15, 10:15–13:45 every 30 min, 15:15–17:45 every 30 min, 18:15, 19:00. [Silnido]
• Summer 2025 frequency (1 Jul–31 Aug): town pier 08:30–19:30 every 30 min; Quatro Águas 09:00–19:00 every 30 min; 2025 fares town pier €1.50 single / €2.60 return. [Lugares Incertos blog, 28 Jul 2025 — one blog, year-specific]
• Aqua-taxi (Titus Boat Tours): 4 Águas → Ilha de Tavira €10 per trip, Tavira → Ilha de Tavira €20; +€5 between 20:00 and 08:00; booking by phone/WhatsApp. [titusboattours.pt, 2 Oct 2026]
• On foot: the footbridge at Pedras d’El Rei lands at the Barril end of the island; this beach is at the opposite, eastern end — ≈4.7 km straight-line between the two municipal beach pins; walking route not measured. [pt-Wikipedia Ilha de Tavira, rev 2023; CM Tavira pins]

What the sources say (research)

• At the eastern end of Ilha de Tavira by the Barra do Cochicho, facing the town; the trip to Quatro Águas passes the Gilão, the artisanal fishing fleet and salt pans with waders such as black-winged stilts. [CM Tavira]
• CM Tavira states the beach was singled out by Lonely Planet as one of the world’s best family-travel destinations (no year or link given). [CM Tavira]
• Services: restaurants and bars, first-aid post, WC, ATM, campsite, recreation area, public phone; concession; marine-tourism activities; not adapted for reduced mobility. [CM Tavira]
• Campsite, several fish restaurants, WC by the campsite, supermarket and a small picnic park; part of the beach lifeguarded in season. [Lugares Incertos, Jul 2025]
• Water-quality profile: non-urban beach with intensive use; PNRF, Natura 2000, Ramsar; frontage 600 m; tidal range 3.4 m; mean wave 0.5 m; wind E/SE; 0 days with bathing advised against or prohibited due to short-term pollution in 2025. [APA profile PTCF3M, v1/2026]
• Água balnear and praia de banhos (lifeguards assured), 1 Jun–30 Sep 2026. [Portaria 204-A/2026/1]; AMN list 1 Jun–30 Sep (no year printed). [AMN]
• Blue Flag 2026 (code PTCF3M); Época Balnear and Época Bandeira Azul both 01/06/2026–30/09/2026. [ABAE 2026]
• CM page labels: Bandeira Zero Poluição 2025, Bandeira Qualidade de Ouro 2025. [CM Tavira]
• The island is about 11 km long with four beaches from east to west — Praia da Ilha de Tavira (Praia de Tavira), Terra Estreita, Barril, Homem Nu; naturism tolerated away from the concessions. [pt-Wikipedia Ilha de Tavira, rev 2023]

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