It could be your perfect Algarve Bike Tour Cycling Holiday

Algarve Bike Tour Day 1 – Let us share our ‘finest finds in the Algarve
Welcome to Portugal and your taste of the roads of the Algarve and spectacular panoramic views with a relaxing bike ride along the Rocha Praia Mar and the River Arade show casing the contrasts of this region, that of tourism and the traditional past time of fishing. There is always time for a café & nata with breath taking ocean views from Praia do Molhe to make you smile in amazement…welcome to cycling in the Algarve.
This evening you must dine like a king and experience traditional Algarvian tastes!

Algarve Bike Tour Day 2- And it gets even better…spectacular Serra de Monchique mountain range
Enjoy the complete contrast to the tourism of the Atlantic coast line with the highest point of the Algarve at the summit of Alto do Foia (900m).
Turn the pedals at an easy pace the perfect start to your day, enjoy the mountain and look out on route for the nests of the native storks, perched in some amazing locations a popular sight whilst pedalling on the Algarve Bike Tour.
With fresh legs to start the week this is a great climb with gentle slopes towards the halfway point in the town of Monchique. This wonderful authentic small town with its traditions of wood production and hearty food deserves a visit, don’t forget to wander & discover its pottery, cork products and famous scissor chairs. Did we mention the local ‘fire-water’ a favourite with all our guests!
Great days of cycling in the Algarve deserve great rewards with a favourite restaurant lunch spot of hearty mountain food and perfect panoramic views.

Algarve Bike Tour Day 3 – Discover Europe’s hidden cycling secret!
Admire the enormous magnificent castle of Silves the town was once the capital of the Algarve region and is a popular café spot for Practice Bicycle Tours. Enjoy riding amongst some of the finest tasting oranges’ in the world, with the green trees covered in an abundance of orange it’s wonderful scenery for great cycling.
Arrive in the village of Alte with whitewashed houses, narrow cobbled streets and its springs (fontes), nestled in the foothills of the Serra do Caldeirão hills. Enjoy lunch and a rest from the saddle and soak up the tranquility of the village…but there is always time for a few surprises….
Come & discover our ‘Alluring Algarve’ with a little wine tasting or hide amongst the world’s finest orange groves (picking is an optional extra!). Walk on the gorgeous beach of Armação de Pêra and top of the day with famous chicken Piri piri …what fun!

Algarve Bike Tour Day 4 – How do Practice Bicycle find these roads?
Let’s go deep into the ‘past’ imagine what it would have been like 50 years ago! We take our time…because that’s what it deserves amongst this land where time has slowed down!.
See for yourself the ‘real Portugal’ in the Algarvian village of Odiáxere it’s our first ride destination this morning; a good opportunity for a ‘nata & bica’. “Where are you guys from” we are asked as we mingle amongst the locals in their quaint, square in the middle of nowhere…
The Beach is calling us, we are coming (or pedalling) the winds pick up as we pass by the giant wind turbines only adding to the contrast of the natural Algarve.
With the sun brightening, just over the crest is the Moorish town of Aljezur with its small castle – ‘castello’ perched on the hill top we can almost smell the Atlantic Ocean now, with one final effort the legs might be wishing to stop we are greeted with WOW!
How did you find this? Just another of Practice Bicycle’s little secrets, it can be yours too
This beach side hamlet is bubbling with cyclists, we’ve arrived! It’s time to savour lunch with prato do dia, relax, enjoy the view “what a day what a ride, this is simply spectacular”!

Algarve Bike Tour Day 5 – When you’ve made it to Sagres…who wants to pedal to the Lighthouse?
Our ride to the edge of the world, well the most south westerly point of Europe to be more accurate!
Exploring on the Algarve Bike Tour in all directions makes any visit totally amazing as we head to Cape St Vincent. It’s an undulating ride… with a little gem to discover on route – Burgau, we could sit in this village all day, the beach all to yourself, whitewashed buildings, hidden alleyways, just delightful, but the delight doesn’t stop there we are spoilt with local pottery, linen shops and magnificent landmarks…
With endless views of the cliffs meeting the ocean we have arrived at the end of Europe it must be Sagres!
As you can imagine blustering winds blow on the peninsula and we will be hoping for a calm day in search of our idyllic lunch spot at one of our favourite quaint typical coastal villages.
Algarvian rose or a cold sagres (yes it’s also the name of the best beer in Portugal) waiting for you, time for steak Portuguese style & cataplana..Yum

Algarve Bike Tour Day 6 – All good things eventually come to an end with the Algarve Cycling Vacation…
Squeeze in a final bit of ‘Forca Portugal’ shopping, last taste of pastel de natas and fresh orange juice on the beach.
Say ‘bon dia’ to one of the hard working ladies of the land at her famous ‘Praia da Rocha’ market stand, a bag of her Algarve’s finest almonds waiting to be devoured on your journey home.
One last adventure on the quiet roads of the Algarve takes us into the folds of this fabulous cycling landscape and on to our choice climb of the day winding amongst the forest plantations and spectacular views to the coast far below.
Once on the ‘shelf’ as we like to call it, relax and enjoy the views of the coastline one more time before we head towards one of the Algarve’s loveliest little fishing villages – Alvor,
Not only the perfect lunch spot, also a great place to end your fabulous cycling week in the Algarve Portugal..
ohh what a week it has been, we have loved it, hope you did too.
Until we practice bicycle again together..