The 7-day trip covers approximately 115 km along the western Algarve coast, from the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park to Cabo de São Vicente, the southwesternmost point of Europe. It is the most scenic and accessible section. The 14-day version adds the Alentejo coast to the north, for those who want to walk the entire Fishermen's Trail without interruption. If this is your first time on the Rota Vicentina, the one-week version is the ideal starting point.
A week of walking along the Atlantic coast, on beaches, dunes and steep cliffs through a peaceful natural area where sea mist bathes Mediterranean vegetation. The Portugese coast known as the Algarve offers much, much more than just sun and sea. Idyllic beaches edged by dunes and rocky cliffs, pretty coves backed up against steep rocks. The smell of the sea here interlaces with aromatic eucalyptus and thyme and a wide variety of Mediterranean flora and fauna. Our itinerary avoids the touristy south coast and concentrates instead on exploring the relatively little-known west coast, in a varied landscape: sand dunes, rocky cliffs, mediterranean woodland and heather-dotted paths.
You will have the chance to enjoy the traditionally relaxed Portugese lifestyle and all the pleasures of tasty food and good wine, from fresh fish dishes to the famed local white wine.
The walking routes follow the coastline going south, crossing the Natural Park called ‘Sudoeste Alentejano en Costa Vicentina’, to Cabo de São Vincente, the southwestern-most point of the European continent.
