GR13.10 – Monchique to Alferce – 11.7 km

Route details Distance:  11.7 kilometres Time:       2:38 Ascent:    282 metres Speed:     4.4 kilometres per hour Our experience Our afternoon’s hike was the GR13.10 – Monchique to Alferce – 11.7 km, which meanders through the Monchique valley … Continued

GR13.11 – Alferce to Monchique – 11.5 km

Harri spends a lot of time researching hiking opportunities here in the Algarve so when two new Via Algarviana link routes between Alferce and Monchique were introduced this year he was keen to investigate them. And what better day to … Continued

Caminho Nascente: Tavira to Vila Real de Santo António

It’s over two years since we were last in Tavira and even longer since we visited Vila Real de Santo António, the most easterly town in the Algarve. Which meant I was rather pleased when Harri decided he’d like to … Continued