Barril is one of the beaches of Ilha de Tavira, located west of Santa Luzia, near the small tourist village Pedras d'El Rei, a few kilometers from Tavira. The landscape is formed by the Serra do Caldeirão at North and Cerro de São Miguel northwest, beyond the marshes, canals and salt pans of the Ria Formosa and the dune formations from Ilha de Tavira and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It is accessed by a bridge that crosses the Ria Formosa followed a trail and footpath crossing the island. Regularly boasts a blue flag, proof of its environmental quality.