writing and hiking in the sun
The Via Algarviana (‘Algarve Way’) is a 300 kilometre (186 mile) trail stretching the entire width of the Algarve.
The undulating route threads its way through the hills from the Spanish border in the east to the Atlantic Coast in the west.
The trail starts in Alcoutim and ends at Cabo de São Vicente (Cape St Vincent) in the far west.
The Via Algarviana – an English guide to the ‘Algarve Way’ by Harri Garrod Roberts is available from online bookstores, included Amazon’s Kindle store and is priced at £2.99.
The Via Algarviana: walking 300km across the Algarve by Tracy Burton priced at £2.49 (Kindle edition) or £5.99 for the paperback.
With New Year effectively cancelled for everyone this year and a three-day curfew in Portugal from January 1-3, we decided to treat ourselves to an end of year mini-trip to Praia da Luz (returning in plenty of time on New … Continued
Well it’s all been happening since we arrived in Albufeira at the beginning of December. It seems the Portuguese press is far more enthusiastic about our Via Algarviana books than the Welsh press was about O Fôn i Fynwy (Harri’s new … Continued
Our last day on the trail. By early afternoon, we would have reached Cabo de São Vicente and the end of the Via Algarviana. Rather than feeling elated that we were about to achieve what we’d set out to do, we … Continued
In the early morning sunlight, the view from the terrace towards the mountains was uninterrupted and perfect, and I experienced a sudden pang of nostalgia for our long days of walking in the tranquil inland regions of the Algarve. The peaks … Continued
