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8 day(s)
Regular & Private
2-12 people
easy
This is the most flexible of our biking in Portugal tours. It’s a cycling tour combining the convenience of the accommodation at our lovely country house, cycling through Alentejo and great weather for most of the year. The days are all very different and rides include visits to wineries, artisans and producers of local specialties. You will feel rewarded with the high knowledge of your local guide and the gorgeous landscape around our country guesthouse. Even if you choose the self-guided option, we will meet you every day to help you organize. You don’t have to pack and unpack every day. Every morning you will meet your guide after a delicious breakfast and indulge on a beautiful bike ride. This is a very flexible biking in Portugal tour. Tell us what you like and we will do our best to adapt. As we meet you every day, it is very easy to adapt the tour to your preferences. After all, it’s YOUR holidays! You have 3 transfers included. You may also opt for a free day in the middle. We have the same package with a different number of nights available. In one of the nights, you can enjoy a Cooking Class on Alentejo cuisine. We will teach how to prepare a delicious Alentejo meal. We use ingredients you will find at home so that when you go back you can invite your friends for a slide show and a great dinner.
Duration
8 day(s)
Max Group Size
2-12 people
Tour Code
Cycling in Paradise
Departure Type
request
Tour Category
Adventure
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Operated In
Age Requirement
0 - 0
Évora
Évora
Cycling from our guesthouse to Arraiolos and back.
Along the eco-trail, a bike lane built on an old railway, through small farms, you’ll get to Graça do Divor, a very well preserved white and blue village.
A good place to stop for a drink and try the delicious meat pies of Mrs. Ilda!
From here, this bike tour, heads to Arraiolos village, with its rich historical centre, famous carpets, and delicious Pastéis de Toucinho. The views from its castle are unforgettable.
It’s now time for a winery visit with a fantastic private carriage collection.
Distance:
OUR RECOMMENDATION: 26 kms with all visits described and transfer from winery farm back to the hotel.
Biking back to the farm is a possibility and will add the possibility of another Wine tasting, at Fita Preta Winery, in a 14th century palace. 41 to 55 kms – to winery and back
Level: medium + without a transfer and medium with transfer
Terrain: gentle rolling roads, 15 kms on dirt roads
Cycling from our farm to S. Miguel de Machede
The bike tour leaves the farm direction of Igrejinha, a very white village where all houses have stripes with different colors, given a great painting look to the place. Here there is a very beautiful winery you can visit. It includes the visit to an old olive mill.
Continue and discover all about the Prickly Pear plantation, on a very interesting visit with Susana or José, 2 brothers owners of the beautiful project. Tasty the prickly pear juice or the tea made with this flower, depending on season.
From here cycle to the cork factory, which will surely be the highlight of the day. See how cork is transformed and learn about all you can do with it!
From here ride to S. Miguel de Machede, another small country side village where you should stop for a drink at a local café. Here there is another nice winery you can visit, ending your day with a glass of wine!
Distance:
OUR RECOMMENDATION: 46 kms, with transfer back to the farm
66 kms round trip
Difficulty: medium without a transfer and easy with transfer
Terrain: mostly flat.
Cycling from our guesthouse to Évora and to the megalithic area.
In the morning we cycle to Évora and unravel the amazing history of this old beautiful city, classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site.
We propose a visit to the surreal Bone chapel and to the impressive cathedral, originally from the 13th century. Finish with a wine tasting in the Évora Wine Tour Shop. After ride to the country side discovering beautiful holm oak forests and vast meadows. A peaceful landscape of grazing cattle and cheerful birds. Cycle to Zambujeiros’ Dolmen – the biggest in Europe, the Almendres’ Cromelech – the oldest megalithic monument in Europe with a beautiful view over Évora, the Almendres Menhir and Mitras’ Church. A very complete day!
Distance:
OUR RECOMMENDATION: 49 kms, with transfer at the end of the day back to the farm
70 kms, cycling from the farm and back
Difficulty: medium + without a transfer and medium with transfer and cromlech. Climb to the cromlech is dirt track (no alternative, continuous climbing for 4 kms).
Terrain: mostly gentle rolling dirt roads
Cycling from our guesthouse to Valongo.
Most of the day is along a brand-new cycling lane, very peaceful and away from traffic.
On some sections our track leaves the ecotrail so that you can enjoy quaint little villages and local cafés. But you can skip those exits if you prefer to take a picnic and enjoy the pure nature. The ecotrail is very flat and it will be a very easy ride.
At the traditional village of Nossa Srª de Machede you can visit a local leather artisan.
After a pause for a cold drink or coffee continue until the mysterious castle of Valongo, which will provide shade while it unveils its roman past…
From here continue on the ecotrail, take the asphalt road or go on an adventurous dirt track.
Finish your day at the winery of Ervideira and take a transfer back to the starting point.
Distance:
OUR RECOMMENDATION: 60 kms with wine tasting and transfer from there
40 kms without the wine tasting and with transfer from Castelo de Valongo – no dirt roads.
54 kms without the wine tasting and with transfer from the end of the route
Difficulty: medium
Terrain: gentle rolling roads. The last 6 kms on dirt road. Possible to have an earlier transfer if you don’t want to do the dirt roads.
Cycling from our farm to Évora and back
We propose an easier cycling day, perfect to end with our cooking class! From our farm you will cycle to a cheese factory where you may do a visit and tasting. This cheese factory is very different from the one you may have visited in the Famous carpet route.
Then cycle to our gorgeous city where you may spend the day cycling and visiting several monuments suggested by us. The city is classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and there is plenty to do and see. Try some of our great wines at Ervideira Wine Shop and after lunch we suggest you climb to Alto de São Bento, a favorite place for locals to watch the sun set.
Distance: from 20 to 35
Difficulty: easy except for climb to Alto the São Bento, which you may choose not to do.
Terrain: mostly flat and mix of dirt track and asphalt.
Cycling from Reguengos to Monsaraz.
Transfer to Reguengos in the morning. Today’s bike tour destination is the fortified village of Monsaraz, an important stronghold in the defense of our nation just by the border with Spain. On the way we will visit the famous pottery village of S. Pedro do Corval, where you can see the men making magic with the clay, transforming it into beautiful pots and plates, and the ladies painting them with flowers in an impressive speed. Try the workshop!
Then with Spain in sight lunch by the biggest artificial lake in Europe, the Alqueva dam reservoir. Then it’s time to conquer the castle, use all your energy to climb up to Monsaraz. Enjoy the peaceful streets and return home with our transfer.
Distance:
OUR RECOMMENDATION: 30 kms including detour to the lake
50 kms if you cycle to Mourão village and have your transfer from there.
Difficulty: medium
Terrain: mostly flat. Tough climb in the end.
Departure day
This farmhouse maintains the traditional architecture of the Alentejo region. Its walls are very thick keeping the house cool in the warm seasons, and fresh in the summer. Outside, the pictures painted blue stripe and the beautiful big chimneys. Each of our rooms has a different theme, inviting you to explore the arts of cork extraction, olive and grape picking or bread making.
Local and Professional Guides
Breakfast, Lunches and 3 Dinners
Personal accident insurance included
Transfer from Évora bus station and drop off on last day
Bicycle, Helmet, Back Rack and Pannier or Similar
Portugal Best Cycling jersey
2 wine tastings at wineries
Entrance Fee at Bones Chapel - Évora Cathedral - Vila Viçosa's Ducal Palace
International and Domestic Flights.
Bicycle, Helmet, Back Rack and Pannier or Similar
Portugal Best Cycling jersey
Season supplements
Single supplements
Not Included: Bikes insurance, Travel insurance, Tour cancellation insurance, lunches (guide will stop at local café), Support van (it’s a semi-independent tour, but with a guide. Pick up can be provided, at extra cost, if you are tired) and all items not mentioned above.