Bike Touring in Alentejo Wine Country
Check-in, private briefing and bike fit at your hotel, Mar D’ar Aqueduto Hotel & SPA (Premium option) or Mar D’ar Muralhas. Free day to visit Évora’s city Center (walking tour included in the Premium option).
Night in Mar D’ar Aqueduto (included in the "Premium" option) or Mar D’ar Muralhas
Breakfast at your hotel. Start of today’s loop ride, towards the fortified village of Arraiolos, to get to know it’s castle and textile traditions (45km). Optionally, visit the Almendres Cromelech, a 6000 year old menhir site, on a 38km loop. Visit to Cartuxa winery for wine tasting, late in the afternoon (included in the Premium option).
Night in Mar D’ar Aqueduto (included in the "Premium" option) or Mar D’ar Muralhas
Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Start of the ride, by some of the quietest roads of this region, through Montoito village and endless vineyards and farmland almost to the edge of the Reguengos, home of Herdade do Esporão, one of the iconic wine and olive oil producers in Alentejo. On the arrival at Monsaraz, check in at the hotel São Lourenço do Barrocal, a former “Herdade” now converted into a charming luxury hotel (included in the “Premium” option) or Horta da Moura, a 4 star rural resort, both near the fortified village of Monsaraz. Relax at your hotel for the rest of the day and take your time to gaze at the stars in this Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve.
Night in São Lourenço do Barrocal (included in the "Premium" option) or Horta da Moura
Breakfast at the hotel. Start of the ride, towards Herdade do Esporão, to visit the vineyards – visit and learn how the wine is produced, from grape to bottle, and then sample it on a wine tasting (included in the Premium option). Ride back to your hotel and take a late afternoon hike to the top of Monsaraz village to enjoy the sunset before heading to a restaurant to taste the local gastronomy.
Night in São Lourenço do Barrocal (included in the "Premium" option) or Horta da Moura
Breakfast and check-out of your hotel. Start of the ride, going North, towards Vila Viçosa, in the heart of the marble region of the Alentejo. In the Alentejo backroads, you’ll ride along the Alqueva, marble quarries until you reach Vila Viçosa’s quaint center, where your hotel is located: Marmoris hotel, built around the marble theme (included in the Premium option) or Pousada Vila Viçosa.
Night in Marmoris (included in the "Premium" option) or Pousada de Vila Viçosa
Breakfast at yout hotel. Start of the ride, going North, towards the quaint village of Borba, alongside the marble quarries, until you reach the fortified city of Estremoz. From Estremoz, visit Dona Maria vineyards (included in the Premium option) after lunch in Estremoz’s city center. Ride back to Vila Viçosa by the backroads, or by climbing to Serra D’Ossa, a beautiful Sierra with some great climbs and descents.
Night in Marmoris (included in the "Premium" option) or Pousada de Vila Viçosa
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out and, at the scheduled time, private transfer to Porto Airport/ train station. End of the tour.
If you have a group and want to make this a private tour, or want to schedule a different date than the ones listed above, we are available to customize this and other experiences to better suit your needs and availability. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
All prices include VAT and may be subject to change. The information in this program is valid up to 31/12/2019, and may suffer from additional changes, due to the availability of the hotels and activities listed in the program. Does not dispense confirmation of this information by Live Love Ride.
If you have a group and want to make this a private tour, or want to schedule a different date than the ones listed above, we are available to customize this and other experiences to better suit your needs and availability. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
All prices include VAT and may be subject to change. The information in this program is valid up to 31/12/2019, and may suffer from additional changes, due to the availability of the hotels and activities listed in the program. Does not dispense confirmation of this information by Live Love Ride.
If you have a group and want to make this a private tour, or want to schedule a different date than the ones listed above, we are available to customize this and other experiences to better suit your needs and availability. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
All prices include VAT and may be subject to change. The information in this program is valid up to 31/12/2019, and may suffer from additional changes, due to the availability of the hotels and activities listed in the program. Does not dispense confirmation of this information by Live Love Ride.