The Quiet Villages on the Mountains Self-Guided
Road Bike | Self-Guided | Landscape
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This tour takes place in a gorgeous region and it is one of the most well preserved regions in Portugal still maintaining many Portuguese ancient traditions and the small and traditional villages made of granitic stones. The luxuriant vegetation completes this awesome scenery in the National Park.
The overall difficulty level of this tour is 4, Advanced (more precisely, level 3.7 between 1~5). It is recommended for enthusiast cyclists. It is supposed that you are fit and in good shape.
This gorgeous bicycle tour in Portugal starts in a small village called Casas Novas (near Chaves) where we can see several manor houses dated from the 17th and 18th centuries. We cycle along the river banks and the dam, and our way leads us to one of the most picturesque villages in the region and then to a town famous for its castle and its witch nights.
We go on cycling along traditional villages within the amazing luxuriant landscape of oak trees. We visit the highest village in Portugal and admire the breathtaking landscape around, its traditions and its people.
We cross the border into Spain at 1213m (3980mi) high and we cycle within the Natural Park of Xurès and visit some of its villages.
Our bike tour in Portugal goes on, taking us to the hills and to a small town where we can admire the walls of the old castle dated from the 11th century and located on the top of a granite mountain and its Roman bridge.
We cross a forest of cedars and birch-trees which leads us to a Sanctuary. The landscape is amazing and the winding mountain roads take us to Lima valley and the land of Vinho Verde, the typical wine of this region.
We cycle along the river banks admiring an astonishing view and luxuriant vegetation. This bike tour in Portugal ends in Ponte de Lima, a beautiful small town whose name derives from the bridge (Ponte) which was the only safe way to cross the Lima river in the Middle Ages.
From
Euro 1720
Self-Guided
Tour
6
Days
Level 4 (3.7)
Advanced
Distance
231km/144mi
58km/36mi day
Hotels
Signature, Explorer
Trails
100% asphalt
Start | End
Chaves | Ponte de Lima
Dates
Start-End
Availability
Booking
Price
Per Person
18 to 30 April, 2021
Available
Euro 1810
May, 2021
Available
Euro 2010
01 to 12 June, 2021
Available
Euro 2020
13 to 30 June, 2021
Available
Euro 1830
1 to 09 July, 2021
Available
Euro 1680
10 to 31 July, 2021
Available
Euro 1720
August, 2021
Available
Euro 1720
01 to 11 September, 2021
Available
Euro 1880
12 to 30 September, 2021
Available
Euro 2030
01 to 16 October, 2021
Available
Euro 1990
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