With a pleasant climate all year round, walking or cycling around Portugal is one of the best ways to see places you would otherwise never get to see.

Through the streets of cities and towns, across the countryside or by the sea, the walks can have well-defined starting points and destinations, or simply develop at will, for the pleasure of observing what you find along the way.

Cycling Routes
Discovering Portugal by bicycle is a unique experience. It is done at each person’s pace, feeling aromas and sounds that might otherwise go unnoticed. With the sea as company, going up and down mountains, or riding through villages and cities, the options are endless! 

The variety of routes makes every experience possible - from road to mountain, for touring and mountain biking, taking smooth journeys or following challenging routes that raise adrenaline levels to the maximum. Many of the routes are geo-referenced and made available as podcasts or via smartphone apps. But when it's not possible to access the roadbook there are always friendly people available to help you find your way.

Further information at www.visitportugal.com/en/content/cycling

Walking Tours
Walking is a relaxing and pleasant activity, which can be combined with the observation of the landscape or the details of nature, from fauna and flora to geology. Or the appreciation of the heritage, typical architecture of each region and traditional activities.

In many cases, the paths themselves are also heritage, since some follow the ancient Roman roads, where it is still possible to appreciate the milestones, many of them well preserved. Others are the medieval roads used by the first kings in the Christian reconquest, or the paths taken by pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela, which are still followed by many today in a mixture of discovery of the territory and of themselves. Whatever your chosen purpose, there's nothing like leaving the main roads and following the paths used by those who live there and know the region and the land they walk on well. 

Further information at www.visitportugal.com/en/content/walking.

More information about walking and cycling in Portugal on www.portuguesetrails.com.