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

Adventure Hunt – summer fun in the Algarve

Exploration and discovery are the foundations of Lagos’ centuries-old prosperity – but it’s not wealth and power that modern-day adventurers are seeking. Rather, the tangle of narrow lanes in the city’s historic centre now hold the answers to a plethora … Continued

Central Algarve: Estômbar and Sítio das Fontes circular

The one and only time we’d visited Sítio das Fontes was on a return walk from Silves several winters ago. On that occasion, we were just passing through on route to Estômbar to catch the train back to Albufeira. I … Continued