Cruising the Coast

Following breakfast we’ll start our tour exploring the beautiful scenery of the region, with its cork forest and contrasting beaches, just a few quilometers apart. We’ll be stopping at the St. André Lagoon, surrounded by golden dunes and a diversified avifauna, making of this a very pleasant place, filled with peace of mind and beauty.

Stage: 43km

Night at Hotel Santiago Cooking & Nature

Besides Cycling, Alentejo is a famous wine region notorious for producing high- quality wines, with

ancestral traditions related to wine and wineries and unique landscapes, so today we have scheduled a visit to one of the most famous wineries of Alentejo, which produces the limited edition wine Pera Manca. But before, there’s still time to learn more about such a versatile product like cork, when biking through the cork forests and the traditional villages that survive thanks to this unique industry.

We’ll finalize our Loop ride at your Hotel. Get the rest of the day to enjoy all the amenities of the hotel, for tonight dinner will be held at Degust`AR that has the signature of Chef António Nobre. Make the most of it!

Accommodation: M’Ar de Ar Aqueduto

Stage: 68km

Following a delicious breakfast, we continue our biking trough the Alentejo. Our journey continues with a smooth and breezy downhill dash to enter the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, all the way to Porto Côvo. Discover here a genuine seven heaven made up of almost only deserted beaches, cliffs and crags amidst exceptionally rich biodiversity and unique geological heritage. Among the 750 plants and 200 species of birds that have been identified throughout the area of the Natural Park, there are a few worth mentioning, like the White Stork, Bonelli’s Eagle, the Peregrine Falcon or the felines such as the Fox or the Iberian Lynx.

Etapa: 46km

Our goal for today’s destination is the Herdade do Barrocal – a splendid and charming Wine Resort. Dinner will be dedicated to some of the most traditional dishes of the region.

Accommodation: Herdade do Barrocal Farmstate Hotel & Retreat

Stage: 75km

After another delicious homemade breakfast, we cycle along a flat terrain stage, with spectacular views over the seashore and smooth breezes along the cliffs, overlooking the magnificent sandy beaches and estuaries. After an easy afternoon relaxing on the beach, we’ll take a look at the 1883 Cabo Sardão Lighthouse, an impressive 17 meters high structure that still helps ship navigate along the coast. The views are impressive and we cross the river which divides Alentejo and the Algarve region.

Stage: 51km

Accommodation: Casas do Moinho

The day begins cycling through the magnificent ocean views. We are heading for Sagres, the southernmost point in Portugal, where the Portuguese sailors learned how to sail the caravel in the XV Century and discovered new worlds. We cycle to the village of Aljezur, located in a lush green valley, well known for its sweet potatoes. Although a bit higher, the X Century Moorish castle is a “must see” and has one of the most fantastic views of the Portuguese southwest region. We’ll continue to Sagres village, all the way to St. Vincent Lighthouse – with lovely panoramic views onto the Atlantic Ocean…offering one of the best sunsets in the world!

Stage: 68km

Accommodation: Memmo Baleeira Design Hotel

Day 6

After Breakfast it’s time to say goodbye to Algarve.

A transfer* will be made to the Lisbon Airport at 10h00.