The West Coast & The Algarve Self-Guided
Road Bike | Self-Guided | Landscape
This SW landscape is 300 million years old and it is one of the most preserved landscapes all over Europe; human intervention is less visible throughout the area’s long history. Once submerged (about 2 million years ago), this is a vast area with many different coastal habitats and countless beaches and cliffs.
The overall difficulty level of this tour is 3, Intermediate (precisely, level 3.0, between 1~5). It is recommended for “bikers” and “cyclists”. It is supposed that you are in good shape.
Starting south of Lisbon, this bicycle tour in Portugal guides you to one of the lushest areas south of Lisbon – the Natural Park of Arrabida. On one side of the park, you’ll admire the beautiful Mediterranean landscape and on the other side, the gorgeous coast with accessible beaches where the fine sand and clear sea waters provide a strong contrast of unusual colors.
After leaving a fishing town you will ride your bicycle a long way to get to a place that was very important in the Roman times because of the salt that was produced here. During the tour you will learn why the salt was so important in those days. We will stop for a while to regain our strength and to visit the Roman ruins.
Then you will cycle along the coast, where the Natural Park of SW Alentejo and Vicentine Coast begins. This Park extends itself along the Portuguese coast and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. Numerous cliffs and isolated islets complete this beautiful and unique scenery. This area boasts a diversity of rare botanical species, with very interesting flora and a variety of maritime birds that nest here. Cape S. Vicente is a passing area for thousands of birds of prey. This bicycle tour in Portugal also goes to the south-westernmost point in continental Europe, the place from where our brave forefathers sailed on their caravels seeking new peoples and continents.
Finally, you have the opportunity to visit some of the beaches of our famous Algarve and the cosmopolitan and one of the oldest towns in the Algarve. This town also has an old fort and its former Slave Market is now an Art Gallery. You can still see evidence of the wall surrounding the town for protection.
This bike tour in Portugal continues eastwards and it ends in Tavira, a town that still manages to maintain its traditions with Moorish influence, with its countless buildings and monuments and the amazing Roman bridge over the Gilão river in the historic center.
You will notice the differences along the Algarve region: the center is very developed for tourism and the west and the east still maintained many evidences of the old Portuguese ways and traditions.
From
Euro 2400
Self-Guided
Tour
11
Days
Level 3 (3.0)
Intermediate
Distance
476km/296mi
60km/37min day
Hotels
Signature, Monument and Historic, Explorer
Trails
100% asphalt
Start | End
Sesimbra | Tavira
Dates
Start-End
Availability
Booking
Price
Per Person
01 to 10 December, 2023
Available
Euro 2290
January, 2024
Available
Euro 2400
February, 2024
Available
Euro 2400
March, 2024
Available
Euro 2570
April, 2024
Available
Euro 2930
29 Apr – 09 May, 2024
Confirmed
Euro 3220
May, 2024
Available
Euro 3280
20 May – 30 May, 2024
Confirmed
Euro 3280
01 to 12 October, 2024
Available
Euro 3300
01 Oct – 11 Oct, 2024
Complete
Euro 3300
13 to 31 October, 2024
Available
Euro 2960
01 to 30 November, 2024
Available
Euro 2400
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