The walk starts at Alcoutim, you stay at the Hotel Estalagem do Guadiana for three nights this is a four star hotel excellent restaurant serving local dishes, It looks out across the Guadiana the river border with Spain.

Next we move on to Alte This is a three star hotel located in the interior next to the hills of the Serra do Caldeirao Alte is a typical inland Portuguese town with local craft shops. The hotel also boasts a fine restaurant with regional dishes and one of the best views in the Algarve, we stay for two or three nights depending on the groups schedule. You will next stop in Silves one or two nights if this is selected as a rest stop, Slives is a large old town with lots to see and do with a well preserved castle you stay in a modern three star hotel overlooking the town. Now we start to climb North towards the two highest peaks in the Algarve the first one we head for is Picota up and over to drop down into Monchique where we will stay at the Spa Hotel , Caldas de Monchique. Again one or two nights depending on your schedule, this is a Spa resort dating back to Roman times the Monchique water is bottled and sent all over the world from here. Next we head up and over Foia the highest peak in the Algarve and head West for the Coast and Aljezur where our stop is the Hotel Vale de Telha a comfortable hotel no restaurant but!! in Aljezur is one of the best local restaurants in the whole of the Algarve. this is a two night stay hotel its these days in the west when we crack this walk and head for the finish line at Cabo de Saint Vincent. If you are flying home the next day we will spend the last night in Alte or if you have a day to spare you will be in Loule which is a good place to relax and have a well earned rest.

This walk which is done in the cooler months is off-peak time in the Algarve so we can stay in the best hotels our aim is to provide you with a good experience of The Algarve Way you will work hard the ten or fourteen days you are with us so our aim is to give you the best accommodation and best food so you can do the hard bit..

Terry