BIKE TOURS IN PORTUGAL FOR EXPERIENCED RIDERS

We just completed a 10 day bike trip from North to South of Portugal with Live Love Ride. Simply fantastic and beyond our expectations! Ricardo customized a trip to fit our riding capabilities, booked amazingly unique accommodations and took us to restaurants we would not have discovered on our own. Because of their local knowledge, our Portugal bike tour, is a definite must for cycling. Our trip was truly unforgettable!

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 have about 8 couples that routinely do bike tours in Europe. So far this was the best. The majority of us did e-bike, some for the first time, and it was a great experience. Andre, Joaquin, Oscar were fantastic bike guides. Daniel is the wizard behind the screen so to speak, herding all of us, finding restaurants, supporting our ride, and providing historical insight. Some of us became a bit weary of all of the cod/meat. If I did the trip again, I would order more soup/salad & if I ordered a meat dish, I would share. A great add-on would be a visit to a place where olives are processed. They do have a less physically aggressive family trip along the Douro. I would like to return for that to have more time to explore on my own. I highly recommend this bike tour company in Portugal.