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This guided bike tour in Alentejo will allow you to discover while cycling the millennial history, culture and traditions of one of the world’s best wine countries.
Enjoy a week long ride in these peaceful rolling hills while exploring local wine cellars, sleeping in convents and discovering the UNESCO world heritage sites of cities like Évora, Elvas, Vila Viçosa and Monsaraz.
Discover the amazing history, culture and traditions this wine region has to offer. Voted Best Wine Region of the world in 2014, Alentejo is a picturesque and charming place, where you’ll fall in love with the whitewashed villages, medieval castles, sunbathed plains and the secular traditions and lifestyle. Visit the UNESCO world heritage sites in Évora, the fortified village of Marvão, the former Palace of the Portuguese Kings and the rural lifestyle of the local homesteads;
Ride the never-ending rolling hills and the hidden trails between the fields. The car-free roads and trails of the Alentejo provide a great atmosphere for bike tours and its topography makes it a great region for beginner and intermediate riders. You’ll have plenty of time to stop and check out the “Sobreiros” and visit the “Antas” along the way.
With its trademark gastronomy, wine and amazing accommodations, the Alentejo is a great destination to experience the best of Portugal, where luxury meets tradition. You’ll get to sleep in Convents and dine in some of the world’s best restaurants, harmonizing every meal with amazing wines.
Day 1: Bike tour in Alentejo – Alter Chao – Castelo de Vide – Marvão
Route: from 40 to 100 km
Accommodation: Hotel Vila Gale Alter Real
Restaurant: INEVITAVEL of the hotel.
Pick up from the airport or Lisbon and 2,30 hours transfer to your hotel Vila Gale Alter Real. Set up of the bikes and start of the bike tour in Alentejo, towards the medieval city and stronghold of Castelo de Vide, for a quick stop and coffee. Keep riding up to the top of the Marvão fortified village. Walk through its narrow streets, visit the 9th century castle and cistern, and admire the beautiful S. Mamede mountain range. Mid-ride stop for lunch. Ride back to Crato by the beautiful “Beirã” region. Relax at the hotel in the afternoon.
Day 2: Bike tour in Alentejo: Alter do Chão – Estremoz – Vila Vicosa
Route: from 40 to 80 km
Accommodation: Alentejo Marmoris
Restaurant: Marmoris hotel
Breakfast at the hotel. Start of the bike tour, from Alter do Chão, where we will ride the rolling hills of North Alentejo to the top of yet another medieval village: Estremoz, where we have lunch. Afterwards, we ride towards the capital of the marble in Portugal, the town of Vila Vicosa. Enjoy your afternoon visiting the town or relaxing at this amazing charm hotel.
Day 3: Bike tour in Alentejo: Vila Viçosa – Elvas
Route: from 40 to 80 km
Accommodation: Alentejo Marmoris
Breakfast at the hotel. Start of our bike tour to the Garrison Border Town and Elvas listed as UNESCO world heritage sites. After a short visit of the town and churches, we continue to the castle of Juromenha on the river Guadiana that is at same time the natural border to Spain.
Day 4: Bike tour in Alentejo: Monsaraz – Mourão – Herdade do Esporão – Évora
Route: from 40 to 110 km
Accommodation: Convento Espinheiro
Breakfast at the hotel. Start of the bike tour, towards Monsaraz, where we’ll be able to have a privileged look at the Alqueva lake. After lunch you’ll be transferred to Évora to check in at the hotel Convento Espinheiro an amazing 5 star hotel.
Day 5: Bike tour in Alentejo: Évora – Arraiolos – Évora
Route: from 0 to 50km
Accommodation: Convento Espinheiro
Restaurant: Fialho (Évora)
Breakfast at the hotel. Start of today’s optional bike tour, a morning loop towards Arraiolos, an amazing white washed fortification on the outskirts of Évora, famous for its woolen carpets with intricate and traditional motifs. Ride by the central plains of Alentejo enjoying the views of the cork and olive trees, the bulls and cattle that roam free in the big properties of the region, here called Herdades. Lunch in a superb winery. Free afternoon for visiting and shopping in Évora and its amazing monuments.
Day 6: Lisbon
Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Lisbon (airport or hotel)
Vila Gale Alter Real
Vila Galé Collection Alter Real – Equestrian Resort, Conference & Spa is a hotel located in Alentejo, in Alter do Chão, within the Alter Stud Farm, the most ancient in the world.
This 4-star unit features 77 rooms, two outdoor pools for adults and one for children, a Satsanga spa with a heated indoor pool, a “Inevitável” restaurant with regional cuisine, and a “Dressage” bar. It also has a library, two meeting rooms and an event hall. For more intimate occasions, it also has a fully restored traditional olive oil mill, with a typical wood-fired oven, and a wine shop, where the hotel often organizes regional wine and olive oil tastings.
Hotel Alentejo Marmoris Spa
More than a Hotel, an experience of the Senses! Classified by a Guest as a “retreat of peace and quiet wrapped in luxury”, Alentejo Marmòris Hotel & Spa***** invites you to rest. Designed to celebrate all the quality of Portuguese marble, assumes itself as a true museum dedicated to marble.
Exclusive, luxurious, distinguished, the Hotel is located in the center of the monumental Vila Viçosa – considered the Princess of Alentejo – just 180km from Lisbon and 60km from Évora. It has 44 rooms and suites, and our services include: Spa, fine dinning restaurant, SnackBar, Wine Cellar, meeting rooms, private garage and StoryTeller service (cultural guide).
Convento do Espinheiro, Historic Hotel & Spa – Évora
In a converted 15th-century convent on 8 hectares of gardens, this upscale hotel is 5 km from the center of Evora, and 6 km from both the Capela dos Ossos monument and the Gothic Igreja de São Francisco church.
3.540,00€
On this guided bike tour in Alentejo, you will discover the millennial history, culture and traditions of one of the world’s best wine countries.
Minimum group size for guaranteed departure at this price: 4 people.
Other dates and group size options available upon request.
| Dates | Until November 30th |
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