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Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Location

Faro

Duration

4 hours

Number of Guests

2 - 5 guests

Language

English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

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Private Experience

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Embark on a journey through Cacela Velha and Castro Marim. Discover historic sites, stunning sea views, and taste traditional Algarve sweets. Dive into ancient cultures and local traditions.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This tour explores historic sites of the Algarve, such as ancient navigator villages and traditional activities. In Azinhal, you can visit a traditional sweetenery with tasting, highlighting the Algarve sweetenery as ex-libris. Cacela Velha, with its fortress, offers unique views of the Ria Formosa and the sea, being a point of passage for Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans and Arabs. Castro Marim, on the banks of the Guadiana, has traces of various civilizations, was conquered in 1242 and received foral in 1277. Its castle, built by D. Afonso III, is surrounded by traditional salines, whose exploitation, along with fishing and agriculture, shapes the local economy and culture.

What You Get

Private transportation

Good To Know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Igreja De Cacela Velha

The current Matriz Church of Cacela-Velha was built in 1518 on the ruins of the primitive medieval construction, from the end of the thirteenth century, from which it retains a small ogival side door, facing north. Heavily damaged by the earthquake of 1755, it was rebuilt in 1795.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Cacela Velha

Cacela Velha is a village located in an arenytic elevation opposite the Ria Formosa and the sea, whose fortress glimpses one of the most beautiful panoramic of the Algarve sotavento. It was a passageway for Greek and Phoenician sailors, and according to some authors it was Cunistorgis, the former capital of the Cunees. The Romans expanded it and the Arabs gave it prestige.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Castelo De Castro Marim

Castelo de Castro Marim, located in the homonymous village in the Algarve, Portugal, was built in the 13th century by D. Afonso III on Roman and Moorish fortifications, in a strategic position along the river Guadiana, border with Spain. It has been classified as a National Monument since 1910

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

Castro Marim

On the right bank of the Guadiana, the village of Castro Marim is the scene of numerous vestiges that prove its occupation since antiquity. It was populated by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Arabs. It was conquered by the Moors in 1242 and received forals in 1277. Located near the river, the sea, the plain and the mountain and bordering Ayamonte, Castro Marim was for centuries an important Algarve war square.

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Azinhal

In the small village of Azinhal we visit a traditional candy shop including tasting.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Fortaleza de Cacela

The Cacela Fortress was built in the 18th century, but its origins go back to prehistoric occupations, Greek, Phoenician, Roman and Arab. Situated on an arenytic elevation overlooking the Ria Formosa and the sea, it stands out for the panorama of the Algarve sotavento. Reconstructed after the earthquake of 1755, it has a polygonal structure and served as a strategic defense point. Today it is part of a museum core and has been a National Monument since 1984.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

R. Gonçalo Velho 7, Rua Gonçalo Velho, União das freguesias de Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago) Tavira Faro, Portugal, PT, 8800-349

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Maria's Tuk Tuk is 2 minutes from Praça da República or Tavira's Roman Bridge. This is where we start our tour of the Serra de Tavira.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
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from $427.23

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Western European Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

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2025

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Earliest available date: July 1, 2025

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Western European Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

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Cacela Velha - Castro Marim and Organic Products

Experience Details

What You Get

Good To Know

What You’ll Experience

Igreja De Cacela Velha

Cacela Velha

Castelo De Castro Marim

Castro Marim

Azinhal

Fortaleza de Cacela

Meeting & Pickup

Cancellation PolicyCancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.Read more

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Read more