The best months to plan a bike tour in Portugal
The best advice is to head south, to the Alentejo and Algarve regions, during the winter, spring and autumn months. Porto and the North of Portugal are best cycled during the summer months.
The best advice is to head south, to the Alentejo and Algarve regions, during the winter, spring and autumn months. Porto and the North of Portugal are best cycled during the summer months.
Remote, quiet, with open landscapes and old medieval towns protected by hilltop Fortresses and Castles now converted into luxury hotels, Portugal’s Alentejo Region offers an unmatched cycling experience.
Portugal beat off strong competition to be named “Europe’s Leading Destination” in 2019, 2018 and 2017 by World Travel Awards. Here’s why it should be your next cycling vacation in Europe.
Christine Dell’Amore is the online natural history editor for the National Geographic News and has written for The Washington Post. One day she joined us for a cycling trip through the Alentejo for an article in The Washington Post.
The Camino de Santiago de Compostela is one of the World’s oldest pilgrimage routes. Cycling the Camino is giving a bit of yourself …it is something different, it is really an experience!