DAY 1
ARRIVEL
Short introductory walk around Tavira
Free time until evening meeting and diner to explore Tavira and relax.
Evening Meeting.
(The tour Guide will welcome you and give a preview of next day's program.)
DAY 2
Travel to Alcoutim using the beautiful local road as it runs alongside the edge of the Rio Guadiana. Time to visit Alcoutim then walk using part off the GR13 and the local PR3”Os encantos de Alcoutim” “The delights of Alcoutim”, with the Rio Guadiana the centrepiece of the walk , and passing through orchards of almond, fig and olive trees.
DAY 3
Travel to the village of Cachopo, with a brief stop at Alcaria do Cume (A splendid viewpoint) . Time to visit Cachopo still a traditional working village. Surrounding the village is a beautiful forested landscape with cork oak trees strawberry trees, heathers and cistus (rockrose). Walking on the GR13 we will be passing through small farms set amongst cork forest.
DAY 4
Travel to the village of Barranco do Velho. On the way we will stop in S. Braz de Alportel one of the main cork production centers in the reign, and appreciate some of the local traditional products. Then walk on the GR13 to the village of Salir, through rich Mediterranean undergrowth including the strawberry a tree from which is harvested the famous local liquor, widely appreciated by the locals.
DAY 5
Travel to the village of Benafim. Morning walk along the GR13 in to the village of Alte. Time to visit the village and lunch in a local restaurant/café. Travel to Silves, perhaps the most historic town on the GR13, with its Moorish castle rising above the town which is set on the banks of the river Arade. Free time to appreciate the narrow cobbled streets and visit the local monuments.
DAY 6
Travel onto the hillside above Monchique, walking down in to the village in time for lunch. One of the most beautiful sections of the Via Algarviana with spectacular views and lush forest with oaks and chestnuts among the cork trees. An abundance of water makes this the greenest part of the Algarve all year round. There will be time to visit Monchique and the mountain of Foia the highest point in the Algarve.
DAY 7
Walk the final section of the GR13 in the “Parque Natural Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vincentina” to the cliffs of Cabo São Vincente. Lunch in the village of Sagres to celebret the end of our epic journey crossing the Algarve from east to west . Time to visit the fortress of Sagres (The historic base of Henry the Navigator, from where inspiration drove the explorers to leave the old world and sail into the sunset in search of the new).
DAY 8
Free time until DEPARTUR |
