Bike tour along the Atlantic coast in Portugal

Welcome to your Bike tour along the Atlantic coast in Portugal! Explore the sights of the city immediately after checking in at the hotel. The best place to start is in the Baixa district, in the heart of Lisbon, with its tiled facades and narrow streets. Just as worth seeing is the Torre de Belém directly on the Tagus River. Not far from the tower, the Ponte 25 de Abril spans the river. The almost 2,300-metre-long bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. Enjoy Portuguese cuisine in the evening and treat yourself to a glass of port wine.

The first stage of your Bike tour along the Atlantic coast in Portugal begins with a short cycle tour to the port of Lisbon. You take a ferry across the wide Tagus to Seixal on the Setúbal peninsula. You cycle south along the peninsula and reach the Arrábida nature park. Enjoy beautiful views over the coast, which is dotted with the odd beach. In Setúbal, your destination for the day, it is worth visiting the Forte de São Filipe above the town. The fortification was once used to protect the mouth of the River Sado into the Atlantic.

Take the ferry to the Tróia peninsula in the morning. With a bit of luck, you might spot dolphins frolicking in the water along the way. Not far from the coast of the island, you will pass beautiful, spacious beaches where you can plunge into the water or simply enjoy the view of the seemingly endless Atlantic - simply wonderful! On the way, you will notice miles of rice fields on Tróia. Rice cultivation came with the rule of the Moors in the 8th century. You have reached your destination for the day in Sines. The city's most famous son is the navigator Vasco da Gama. A statue commemorates him right next to the Castello de Sines. 
 

Today your bike tour along the Atlantic coast in Portugal takes you to one of the most natural stretches of coastline in Europe, the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina. Enjoy the rich animal and plant life in the nature park and the wide beaches framed by slate and limestone cliffs. Via the small town of Porto Côvo, you cycle through the typical Alentejo landscape with extensive fields, cork oak and pine groves and reach Vila Nova de Milfontes. The Forte de São Clemente is located directly at the mouth of the Rio Mira into the Atlantic. The old fortress already served as a defense against pirate attacks in the 16th century.

Today you continue cycling through the nature park. You should take your first break at the Cabo Sardão lighthouse, not far from the village of Odemira. On the rugged cliffs, you not only have the opportunity to watch the roaring surf and enjoy the salty sea air, you can also observe storks that have made their nests in the rocks - unique in the world. You have reached the Algarve region with the picturesque village of Odeceixe. Your stage destination of Aljezur awaits just a few kilometers away. The small town shines with its whitewashed houses, which are lined up between a river up the slope to a former castle.

Finally, your Bike tour along the Atlantic coast in Portugal takes you to the end of the world. First, enjoy the incomparably beautiful view of the sea and cycling once again! You will soon reach the surfers' paradise of Carrapateira, which lies in the middle of a magnificent dune landscape. The cycle path continues to Cabo de São Vicente, which was considered the end of the world many hundreds of years ago and marks the most south-westerly point of the European mainland. Visit the lighthouse on the cliffs before heading towards your destination of Sagres. At Praia do Tonel, you can not only watch the sunset in the evening, but also look back on an exciting and impressive journey.

Your Bike tour along the Atlantic coast in Portugal ends after breakfast. We are happy to extend your stay in Lisbon or Sagres with an extra night.