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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 no obvious accommodation available at the end of today’s 30km section, the ever-resourceful (and far too energetic) Harri had a brainwave: we could make an already long day’s hiking even tougher by adding another six kilometres to the distance. … Continued
The wind continued to howl throughout the night, or so Harri reported this morning. Yesterday’s walking had clearly worn me out because I’d slept like a baby. We caught up with the Flemish hikers over breakfast and were astonished to discovered they’d abandoned the … Continued
Four days ago, we’d glimpsed the twin peaks of Fóia (902 metres) and Picota (774 metres) in the Serra de Monchique for the first time. Later this afternoon – towards the end of a very long day’s hiking – we … Continued
We hadn’t paid much attention to the football last night, but we guessed the result had pleased local people because the partying had gone on long after our heads hit the pillow. Whether it was the noise, too much wine … Continued
