Cycling and Walking Alentejo 

Briefing at the Hotel.

How to get to Vila Nova de Milfontes:

From Lisbon Airport: Take the metro at Airport Metro Station to Sete Rios Metro Station. At Sete Rios Metro Station there is a connection to the BUS (BUS - Rede Expresso PR.MARECHAL HUMBERTO DELGADO-SETE RIOS).

Upon arrival the participants will receive maps and support material.

Milfontes is a fishermen's town full of beautiful sites to visit. Here you can learn a lot about the history and development of Alentejo. Make sure you grab a croissaint or an ice cream at Mabi. 

Places to visit: Milfontes Castle, Milfontes Lighthouse

Accommodation in Vila Nova de Milfontes

This is a day to purify your soul thanks to the overwhelming views over Vila Nova de Milfontes and the Mira river that meets the ocean here. It is a short and accessible hiking day so you may enjoy the area to its fullest extent. 

Places to visit: Vila Nova de Milfontes; Almograve Beach; Milfontes Lighthouse

LEVEL: EASY
DISTANCE: 15 KM
APPROXIMATE DURATION: 5 H
ACCUMULATED CLIMB: 90 M
ACCUMULATED DESCENT: 120M 

 Accommodation in Vila Nova de Milfontes

This day will be spent entirely within the Costa Vicentina Natural Park. We will go through different types of landscape with different points of interest like Cabo Sardão - the only place in Europe where storks build their nests on the beach cliffs. The night will be spent at Brejão or in Odeceixe village. 

Places to visit: Cabo Sardão (Lighthouse and the Storks); Porto das Barcas; Zambujeira do Mar; Praia do Carvalhal

LEVEL: MEDIUM
DISTANCE: 50 KM 
HIGHEST POINT: 90 M
LOWEST POINT: 0 M

Accomodation in Brejão 

Early morning Yoga session to prepare your walking day.

You will start at Amália beach on the way to Azenha do Mar, where you will find a natural fishing harbour. To top it all enjoy one of the most outstanding views in the entire territory: Odeceixe beach seen from the majestic Ponta em Branco. 

Places to visit: Odeceixe Village; Fishing Harbour Azenha do Mar

LEVEL: SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT
DISTANCE: 12 KM
APPROXIMATE DURATION: 3 H
ACCUMULATED CLIMB: 382 M 
ACCUMULATED DESCENT: 390 M 

Accommodation in Brejão

Late afternoon Yoga session.

Today our destination is Zambujeira do Mar and its beautiful beach. To arrive there you will cycle 17 km amidst agriculture fields overlooking the ocean. On the way back always in the company of the sea, you will visit the “Carvalhal” Beach. 

Places to visit: Aljezur village and Castel; Brejão Beach; Amália beach

LEVEL: EASY 
DISTANCE: 34 KM
HIGHEST POINT: 100 M
LOWEST POINT: 0 M 

Accomodation in Brejão

Transfer to Santa Clara train station and from Santa Clara to Lisbon (2.5 hours).

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and the centre of a multifaceted region that appeals to different tastes and senses. In a city that has been receiving many and different cultures from far and wide distances over time, today you can still feel the village breath on every historical neighbourhood. You can walk through the grid of streets in Baixa Pombalina that opens to the Praça do Comércio and, following the river, get to know some of the most beautiful places in the city: the monumental area of Belém with World Heritage monuments, medieval neighbourhoods, and also areas with more recent or contemporary leisure facilities, such as the Parque das Nações and the Docks. 

Places to visit: Belém Tower; Jerónimos Monastery; Padrão do Descobrimentos; São Jorge Castle; Praça do Comércio; Chiado; Parque das Nações

Accommodation in Lisbon