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At Casa Flor de Sal we have bicycles for rent, and we find it is a very nice way to see the surroundings.

The local roads are fairly quiet, and as a bonus the Ecovia passes close to the house. Now, if your Portuguese is a bit rusty, I can give you the short version of what the Ecovia is, in English, here:

With some EU support, various Portuguese authorities are planning and building a cycle route from Cabo de São Vicente to Vila Real de Santo Antonio (it actually is part of a much longer European route), i.e. all along the south coast. Most of it is ready, but bits (including some around Olhão) are still missing.


The part from our house to Vila Real is finished, and it is really a great way to go to Fuseta to the cafés, beach, shopping. It is (mostly) nicely surfaced, mountain bike not necessary, well marked and quite pleasant. And there are picnic places, some even with tap water provided. All in all, a very good idea, and most of what I have seen well executed too.

Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to find information about this great project in English. If you ask a tourist office, they have heard about it, but do not yet have any official information. Same if you google, nothing official. This may be because it is not finished yet, and therefore not officially inargurated. I had to take a photo of a map to get the one above.

This is how the signposting of the route looks outside the towns and cities. Very easy to spot.

In urban areas I have seen these two markings, which also work quite well.