Marçal Gonçalves, Marta2026-03-182026-03-182025-11-051640-4920http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/28464Faro being a seaside city, the tide mills are part of its rich heritage. Located on the shores of the Ria Formosa, between mainland and sea, these mills have a potential tourist and cultural interest that is still unexploited. Taking part in the predominantly Mediterranean climate of Faro, along with tourism being one of the major engines of the region’s economy, proposals to create pedestrian routes are generally welcome. Thus, the objective of this article is to draw attention to a type of heritage that is at high risk of disappearing, developing a pedestrian path in the city of Faro, so that by integrating this heritage into a tourism and sustainable activity, it can be protected and disclosed. This research was based on bibliographic, webgraphic and field surveys. Throughout the development of the research for this work, the locations of several tide mills were identified, most of them in ruins, some disappeared completely only knowing their approximate location, or their function was changed, making use, in this case, of the existing infrastructures. In the Algarve, the region of which Faro is the capital, and in the city itself, the vernacular heritage is systematically ignored, either by ignorance or, for being a "minor" heritage, it is simply insignificant to the eyes of experts and to the general population, who do little to protect it. However, tide mills are part of the collective memory of the region and the city of Faro in particular, so it is important to draw attention to these heritage elements and, in this case, tourism can be a driving force.engVernacular heritageCultural tourismSustainable tourismHeritage preservationCollective memoryAlgarvejournal article10.29227/im-2025-02-02-070