passionate about hiking
Portugal is a great place for walkers, particularly during the winter when it is generally mild and sunny. Spring and autumn are also good for hiking.
There are plenty of way-marked walks, ranging from long-distance trails like the Via Algarviana and the Rota Vicentina in the Algarve and the Portuguese Way from Lisbon or Porto.
Northern Portugal is more mountainous and is home to the Peneda-Gerês National Park, while the Silver Coast and Algarve provide hikers with some spectacular coastal scenery.
Inland, there are cork forests, eucalyptus groves, white-washed villages, lakes and rivers.
We always loved walking Madeira’s numerous levadas; however, it wasn’t until Harri bought a new hiking book that we learned there was a levada in nearby Silves. For the uninitiated, levadas are water channels built to irrigate large areas of … Continued
We decided to skip the hiking this weekend and head to the beach: Praia Grande de Pêra to be precise. Just to be clear, this isn’t the stretch of beach closest to our home in Armação de Pêra (which is … Continued
We love the beautiful unspoilt places in and around the Rio de Alvor. It’s perfect for walkers, not least because the area around Rio de Alvor is mostly level and the views are pretty spectacular. There are two waymarked walks … Continued
It was another scorcher of a midsummer day, which could only mean one thing … we had a hike planned. We’d been delighted to receive an invitation to a barbecue north-east of Silves. Our friend Jörg rents a wonderful log … Continued
