Cycling all the Portuguese coast

A tour that covers the whole coast of Portugal: a linear, 4-weeks route, for intermediate cyclists, from the estuary of the river Miño to Guadiana's one.

From the saddle of our bicycle we can know a superb environment of lagoons, dunes and forests, with their beaches and spectacular cliffs, its marshes and salinas, and their capes always beaten by the sea, in one of the best preserved coastal landscapes of the continent. We also can visit their emblematic cities, like the thrilling Porto, that gives name to the country, Coimbra, birthplace of the fado, or the great city of Lisbon. Following the recommendations of José Saramago, we will pedal by bike lanes, quiet roads, and boardways, with short sections of national highway.

Since 1996 the historic center of Porto, since 2013 the University of Coimbra, and since 1983 the monastery of the Monastery of the Hieronymites and the Tower of Belém in Lisbon, are World Heritage Sites. And since 2002, the bay of Setúbal has been a member of the Club of the most beautiful bays in the world.

Mondego Estuary, Sado Estuary Nature Reserve, Lagoons of Santo André and Sancha Nature Reserve, Ria Formosa Natural Park and Ria de Alvor, are protected wetlands according to the RAMSAR Convention, as well as being listed as SCI (Site of Community Importance), alike Miño Estuary, North Coast Natural Park, Regional Protected Landscape of the Vila do Conde Coast and Ornithological Reserve of Mindelo, Local Nature Reserve of the Douro Estuary, São Jacinto Dunes Nature Reserve, Cape Mondego Natural Monument, Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, Arrábida Natural Park, Pedreira do Avelino Natural Monument, Comporta / Galé, and Southwest Alentejo and Vicentin Coast Natural Park, also sites classified as SCI in the Natura 2000 network. Besides, Miño Estuary, Mondego Estuary, ría de Aveiro, bar of Esmoriz/Watertight of Paramos, Aveiro - Nazaré, cape Raso, Small Lagoon of Albufeira, Lagoa de Santo André, and Southeast Coast, are areas IBA (Important Bird Area) according to BirdLife International.