Along the Silver Coast, from Porto to Aveiro

Along the Silver Coast Guided

Hybrid Bike | Guided | Landscape

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This is the easiest bicycle tour that we offer. This hybrid bike tour starts in Porto and ends in Aveiro. You will have the chance to admire the beautiful river front of the second biggest city of Portugal while you experience a boat tour on Douro river.

Port wine makes the city of Porto well-known all over the world and you will have the opportunity of learning a bit of the history of this famous wine. Douro river starts in north of Spain, but it is here, in Porto, that it meets the sea, and this beautiful and long river was used for many and many years to transpor the wine from inland to the cellars in Porto area to make the famous Port wine.

You will cycle along bike paths along the coast and visit many beaches of the north of Portugal, always along the Silver Coast. The route is very easy, scenic and relaxing.

You will visit a beautiful place with some very interesting houses which are the result of the transformation of old warehouses used to keep the fishing gear. Today these small houses with their colorful striped façade are the vacation place of many families and it makes a very unique place in Portugal to be visited.

The tour ends in Aveiro, a city on the west coast of Portugal known for its Art Nouveau buildings and its enchanting lagoon. This 45-kilometer-long lagoon stands as one of Europe’s last remaining untouched coastal marshland. It is also a haven for numerous bird species. The locals call this rich lagoon Ria de Aveiro. Tourism and aquaculture are the mainstay of the Aveiro Lagoon region.

It is also renowned for its artisan fishing and as a center for the collection of Flor de Sal, an expensive salt variety. The boats that in the past used to collect the submerged aquatic vegetation (Moliço) to be used in agriculture, today are transformed into bright colored painted boats that cross the lagoon full of tourists.

From

Euro 3320

Guided

Tour

7

Days

Level 1 (1.0)

Easy

Distance

161km/100mi
32km/20mi day

Hotels

Signature

Trails

45% asphalt + 55% dirt-roads and bike lanes

Start | End

Porto | Aveiro

Dates

Start-End

Availability

Booking

Price

Per Person

19 May – 25 May, 2019

Complete

Euro 3380

02 Jun – 08 Jun, 2019

Confirmed Departure

Euro 3380

14 Jul – 20 Jul, 2019

Available

Euro 3380

28 Jul – 03 Ago, 2019

Available

Euro 3380

08 Sep – 14 Sep, 2019

Complete

Euro 3440

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Minimum number of people: 2

Location: Center Region, Porto and the North

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Longer tour: You can join two PortugalBike Tours and have a 2-week program. Take a look to The Historic Towns in The North bike tour (10% discount on the second tour) | Groups: Discount for Groups of 4 or more people | E-Bike rental: + Euro 150 | If you wish a different date, ask us for prices and availability.

DAY BY DAY

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Day

1

Arrival

Welcome at Porto airport. 30mn drive to the down town of Porto, briefing about the tour. Dinner with the group. Lodging in a Hotel near the riverfront in Porto.

Day

2

Porto World Heritage and Douro river

23km (14mi), level 1 (1.0), total climbing 100m (330ft).
After breakfast we will have a boat tour on Douro river followed by the visit of one of the cellars of the world famous Port wine.

We start our bicycle tour in Porto, cycling from the river front area crossing D. Luís bridge. We continue cycling along the Douro river banks until we get to the sea. After we visit the first beach we continue along the coast, passing several beaches. We will stop in the beach Senhor da Pedra that was voted as the 10th most beautiful beach in Europe. Time to feel the white sand on your feet. Dinner with the group. Lodging in a 5* Hotel in front of the beach.

Day

3

Along the beautiful Silver Coast

43km (27mi), level 1 (1.0), total climbing 170m (560ft).
After breakfast we will continue cycling along the coast using several bike lanes on the way. One beach follows the other and finally we get to the lagoon. Dinner with the group. Lodging in a 4* hotel with a private beach.

Day

4

The beaches and the delta river

45km (28mi), level 1 (1.0), total climbing 120m (390ft).
After breakfast we will ride along Aveiro lagoon, sometimes on the road, other times using bike lanes. We will cross the ferry boat to the other side of the mouth of the lagoon. We will have a stop to visit a Museum Ship that was used to fish codfish in the north sea. We will see the highest lighhouse in Portugal and we will visit an interesting place where old warehouses were converted into vacation houses. Dinner with the group. Lodging in a 4* hotel in front of the beach.

Day

5

Towards the most known Portuguese finest ceramic

34km (21mi), level 1 (1.0), total climbing 170m (560ft).
After breakfast we finally leave the coast behind and will cycle along bike lanes and forest roads until we get to a quiet place that was once an industrial center with all its social surroundings, and today it is converted into a tourist center. Visit to a Ceramic Museum. Dinner with the group. Lodging in a 5* hotel.

Day

6

Aveiro town, the Portuguese Venice

16km (10mi), level 1 (1.0), total climbing 70m (230ft).
Breakfast. Our cycling day will be short but we will learn a lot about the main activities of this region; we will visit the salinas and we will learn about this very old activity, the extration of the salt. We will also taste the famous dessert of this region. Visit the town walking and by boat. Dinner with the group. Lodging in a 4* hotel very close to the city center.

Day

7

Departure

After breakfast transfer to Porto airport (1-hour drive), or to Lisbon (2.5-hour drive).

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Total distance 161km (100mi) | Average 32km/day (20mi/day) | 45% asphalt + 55% dirt-roads and bike lanes

ACCOMMODATIONS

The accommodations for this tour are Signature Hotels (the best charming Hotels of the region, usually stylish 4-star hotels or 5-star properties)