Lisbon, Portugal, May 2, 2024
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Checked out of the Villa Aedan in Sintra. Took the train to Lisbon, about 40 minutes. Taxi to our hotel. Joined our friends and the rest of the group. Took a walking tour from the hotel to theLes mer
Checked out of the Villa Aedan in Sintra. Took the train to Lisbon, about 40 minutes. Taxi to our hotel. Joined our friends and the rest of the group. Took a walking tour from the hotel to theLes mer
Our group of 16, left Lisbon on a two hour bus trip to Evora, Portugal, a UNESCO heritage city which has ancient city walls, the remnants of a Roman temple, the bone chapel and a couple of Pousadas.Les mer
We headed out of town on our bicycles, ten ebikes, two regular bikes, and one tandem, plus the leaders were on regular bikes. A 43.9 mile ride through rural Portuguese country lanes with cattle withLes mer
We bicycled 47.5 miles, with about an hour of that in light rain, from Alcacer to our hotel in Sines, Portugal, the Hotel Caso do Medico San Rafael. Right after our start, as we crossed a niceLes mer
Another very nice breakfast at the hotel, then we pushed our bicycles out of the underground garage and circled through city streets to begin our 42.7 mile ride to Herdade da Touril, an estate,Les mer
A short 34.9 mile ride up and down lots of hills, including some rough, rocky lanes. We started the day with a one mile rocky lane out and back to the cliff-lined coast near our lodging. Very scenicLes mer
Enjoyed another outstanding breakfast (with Rich and Michelle) and a walk on the grounds of this five star lodging. By 9:30 we were on our way into this National Park of Portugal, Stopped at beachesLes mer
Another fine breakfast then off to bicycle 25 miles to Lagos, along a path that took us back through the Vila da Bispo where we had lunch yesterday. We pedaled up and down winding roads through ruralLes mer
Up for a fabulous breakfast in the Hotel Eva Senses on the fifth floor, then on to a bus to the Salina da Grelha, a family-owned salt production (from sea water) facility owned by the sam family forLes mer
Up early for our last breakfast with our bicycling friends. Most left at 8:30. We stayed until 11:30 which gave us time to explore Tavira, including the riverfront the "Roman" bridge, which is a 1992Les mer