Little by little the summer wanes but our journeys in Alentejo are still full of fruits from the warm days. During the last 4 km before the four thousand kilometers milestone we collected grapes, olives and figs from road side trees.
Author: Miguel
Statistics – km, duration, speed…
I like to keep statistics: kilometers per day, time we pedal, average speed, money spent (divided into travel, eat, sleep and other categories).
So far, with the kilometer four thousand almost arriving and 55 days of cycling, these are the numbers:
- Each journey averages on 64 km (maximum 97 km, minimum 28 km)
- We cycle between 2h and 6h40 per day, not counting the stops (avg: 4h 40m)
- The global average speed is 14km/h, the fastest day we pace at 17.8km/h and the slowest to climb Serra da Estrela was 8.2km/h.
Travel part III – South Portugal
The next part of our trip is now planned and started today (we had to wait for the temperature to decrease from the max 38º C and min 25º C of the last few days). So far we did the following:
- Part I – Geneva – Santiago de Compostela – Apúlia – 6 weeks
- Part II – Apúlia – Serra da Estrela – Lisboa – 3 weeks
The next 3 weeks will most likely be:
- Part III – Alentejo (coast) – Algarve – Baixo Alentejo – Lisboa
If you have tips, places to stay and so on, don’t hesitate to let us know.
The (almost) perfect bicycle rides in Portugal – part 2
In this post and the previous you will find two of the most perfect rides we have done in Portugal.
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The (almost) perfect bicycle rides in Portugal – part 1
So far we travelled 1’000km in Portugal. The first cycling experience in the country on this trip, between Gerês and Apúlia (coast) was not the most pleasant: some roads with many cars and dangerous overpasses. However, that was so far the worst case. We did 11 stages after our holidays in Apúlia and we are very pleased with cycling in Portugal.
In this post and the next, you will find two of the most perfect rides we have done in Portugal. Continue reading “The (almost) perfect bicycle rides in Portugal – part 1”