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CyCLE RoutEs | CeNTRAl | level 1
60 km

ACCuMuLAtED CLIMB
alBuFeira
740 m

The cosmopolitan city of Albufeira is the most traditional farming areas, affording a pretty
starting point for a route that highlights the setting as you ride southwards towards the
diversity and genuine beauty of the Algarve’s bustle of the coast. A stop in Porches is a must for
dynamic central section. Be especially careful those who appreciate earthenware; and senhora
on the first part of the ride, to Guia and Algoz, da Rocha is a natural viewpoint that affords a
because of the traffic. once you reach Algores, breathtakingly beautiful view over the coastline
however, the road is quieter and you can enjoy from Albufeira to Carvoeiro. the route also takes
a flat 20-kilometre stretch that takes you to you through Armação de Pêra, salgados, Galé
the Amendoeiras golf course. After this, the and sesmarias.
landscape opens out into one of the region’s

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