BIKE TOURS IN PORTUGAL FOR BEGINNERS

We chose the Marvao to Evora self-guided 5 day ride recommended by friends in New Zealand. Marvao proved to be a delightful hilltop town near the Spanish border where we explored the town and castle and ate fabulous food at Fago restaurant before starting the cycle the next day. All the upgraded accommodation was outstanding with beautiful pools which we certainly needed when arriving after days riding in 36 degree temperatures. We decided not to do the optional final day loop ride Evora-Evora as it was still so hot and we enjoyed our day wandering around the medieval town. Some days were a little longer than we expected – it pays to carefully check your schedule before you start. Overall a fabulous experience riding on fantastic, safe roads through gorgeous scenery – fields of cork trees, acres and acres of olive plantations, grape vines, wafts of wild roadside fennel, interesting towns plus we ate fabulous food. Live Love Ride provided us with great bikes (both conventional & eBike), and a very efficient service transporting us to the start, moving luggage between hotels and a final transfer back to Lisbon from Evora. The highlights from our Alentejo bicycle tour were staying at the fantastic Sao Laurenco do Barrocal farm hotel and riding up to Monsaraz the next morning to view Europe’s largest man-made lake, before continuing on to Evora. Highly recommended.

We spent 6 days bike riding trip along the Minho river in Northern Portugal with Live Love Ride. They provided us with excellent bikes, great daily transportation to our luggage, booked our accomodations in great locations and recommended sightseeing and restaurants. All their advise were spot on, and the entire experience was fantastic. If you’d like to explore Portugal by bike – we highly recommend using Daniel and team for their services.

If you’re looking for an adventurous experience of a life time made accessible and luxurious, and of course, you like pedalling, this is a brilliant way to spend a week. Live Love Ride have put together an amazing bike tour in Southwest Portugal, along trails and tracks that you’d never find by yourself, taking you to amazing pousadas with stunning scenery along the way. Every place we stayed was a stand out, each time unique. We stayed in castles, country retreats and cliff tops with sunset vistas. There was an on occasional wine tasting. We cycled past beaches, canals, through forests and historic towns.
Pedro was great, but really the set up was so perfect we didn’t need any help. The bikes were brand new, solid and dependable Scotts.