On our Bike Tours Spain website, you'll get to know our offer regarding our experiences by the Spanish backroads and trails. As with our cycling holidays in Portugal, you'll get to discover Spain on a bike while accompanied by experienced local riders, get to know the country's rich culture and historic background, taste the local gastronomy and wines and relax at charming hotels and SPA's.
Discover the passion of cycling in Spain on the holiday of your life!
It's time to start day dreaming of all the great destinations you can ride in next year. Our 2023 group dates are live and ready to book - secure your spot until the 30/11/2022, and benefit from a limited, 5% discount on all our group tours!* Click to check our group tour calendar.
There are plenty of adventures to choose from, from new destinations to our classic tours.
If you are looking for new tours, check our our recently designed bike tours in Catalonia, which will take you from the Baix Empordà wine country to the Mediterranean Sea or in Mallorca and explore this cycling paradise from South to North.
Or you can always join our classic tours, in the Portuguese Camino de Santiago - an epic pilgrimage across the Portuguese and Galician coast - or exploring the Alentejo and Douro wine countries, to better experience Portuguese culture and gastronomy.
Check our group tour calendar below!
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Integrated in our initiative "1 ride = 1 tree", Live Love Ride has again helped plant 200 trees alongside Portuguese ONG "Plantar 1 Árvore".
The plantation site was located in "Mata Nacional do Bussaco", an ancient, walled arboretum in the Centro region of Portugal and home to one of the finest dendrological collections in Europe, located within the Bussaco mountain range. The forest measures 1450 meters by 950 meters and covers an area of 105 hectares, it is home to more than 250 species of trees and remarkable bushes. It is threatened by invasive species and by storms that knock down hundreds of trees, some of them centuries old, creating spaces that need reforestation in order to combat invasive species, densify the affected area and restore biodiversity.
The team dedicated itself to promoting biodiversity, natural regeneration and ecological succession through the planting of 200 plants:
Medronheiro ( Strawberry tree) - 72
Azevinho (Holly) - 25
Carvalho alvarinho (Alvarinho Oak) - 34
Sobreiro ( Cork Oak) - 33
Pinheiro Manso (Pine Tree) - 13
Abeto (Spruce) - 23
Thank you to all the volunteers that participated! And a big thank you to all the guests that joined our bike tours and helped us give back to nature, for a total of 400 trees planted in 2019 - we'll keep on cherishing our ecosystem as much as we can, so we can continue to appreciate it's beautiful landscapes.
Integrated in our initiative "1 ride = 1 tree", Live Love Ride has again helped plant 200 trees in Sintra Sierra, alongside Portuguese ONG "Plantar 1 Árvore", on the 15th and 18th of December.
Over 38 volunteers associated themselves to this cause and had to fight the elements to complete our planting, as "Elsa" storm hit Portugal hard this week! Nevertheless, we got to plant several endogenous trees in a plot in the Sierra, promoting the richness of that ecosystem. Here's the list of trees planted earlier this week:
50 carvalho-negral;
46 pilriteiro;
30 murta;
4 loureiro;
3 medronheiro;
26 Azevinho;
11 carvalho-alvarinho;
30 castanheiro;
Thank you to all the volunteers that participated! And a big thank you to all the guests that joined our bike tours and helped us give back to nature, for a total of 400 trees planted in 2019 - we'll keep on cherishing our ecosystem as much as we can, so we can continue to appreciate it's beautiful landscapes.
Photos of the event below:
Note: Unfortunately, Darren will not be joining us in this tour, as he is unable to attend at the time. However, the date remains open as a Group tour, that you can join with no minimum of guests required.
Join Darren Alf, the Bicycle Touring Pro, for a group bike tour set in Alentejo, Portugal, in May of 2020! Share the experience of riding our "Bike tour in Alentejo - Heritage and Wine Country" alongside the world's leading bike touring blogger and a group of likeminded cycling enthusiasts from the 24th to the 30th of May 2020.
This is the second time Darren will be riding with us in Portugal, after having joined a group bike tour in the Douro river in 2016! After having first explored the terraced vineyards of the Douro valley in his first trip to Northern Portugal, this time we are heading to Alentejo. We'll be exploring the millennial history, culture and traditions of one of the world’s best wine countries, from north to south of this special region. Riding by the castles and monasteries of Marvão, Crato, Estremoz, discovering the medieval heritage of Portugal, explore the marble region of the Alentejo and its renaissance palaces, the fortified villages atop of the Alqueva and enjoying a week long ride in these peaceful rolling hills while exploring local wine cellars, sleeping in convents and discovering the UNESCO world heritage sites of cities like Évora, Vila Viçosa and Monsaraz. Click here for more information about this special tour.
BOOK YOUR SPOT IN THIS GROUP TOUR from 24th to 30th of May - Book until 31/12/2019, and benefit from a 5% discount on the price per guest by applying the code "earlyrider2020" ( does not accumulate with other discounts of promotions).
Relive Darren's adventure in the Douro Valley on the video below:
After winning "Europe’s Leading Destination" award earlier this June, Portugal has won, for the third year in a row, the award for "World's Leading Destination 2019" at the World Travel Awards! In total, Portugal won 12 awards in the grand final of this ceremony.
As a Portuguese company who proudly to receive guests from all over the world to explore our country, we are honored to be distinguished in such way. We hope you can join us in exploring the best of Portugal on a bike!
Browse from all the experiences we have available in our website completely dedicated to Bike tours in Portugal, where you'll find experiences for road cyclists, mountain bikers and touring enthusiasts of different skills and experience, in diverse and beautiful regions of our country.
Book your spot on a 2020 group bike tour in Portugal until 31/12/2019, to benefit from a 5% discount on the price per guest ( does not accumulate with other discounts of promotions). Click on the link to view all our upcoming guided tours
Being the sunniest country in Europe, Portugal is a great destination to plan your cycling holiday during the winter. With around 3000 sunny hours per year, it has a mediterranean climate with significant influence from the Atlantic Ocean. In the North of the country, during winter months, you'll find high humidity with some precipitation but, down south, humidity gradually reduces and climate becomes drier - average annual precipitation down south is less than 500 mm.
So, during the first months of the year, it's generally advisable to explore the south of Continental Portugal - Algarve and Alentejo's coastlines or inland Alentejo - or visit the Azores archipelago, home to a sub-tropical climate and right in the middle of the warm watered Gulf Stream, meaning that it never gets too cold or too hot - during the winter months the average temperatures can hover around mid 50s F (14 C), but you can expect to find all the seasons in one single day in São Miguel island.
Spring in Portugal begins early, as nature wakes up in late February - April is still a bit rainy, but the weather becomes much warmer.
Here are a few options we suggest to plan a winter cycling holiday in Portugal for 2020:
This 7 day tour will have you explore the Portuguese Southwest Coast's natural park, and is located in the warmest regions in Portugal, with lowest precipitation levels, making it a great winter destination for cycling. In this tour, you'll ride from start to the end of the “Costa Vicentina” natural park, experiencing the laidback and relaxed atmosphere of this region of the Alentejo and Algarve. This is a Mountain bike tour, in which you'll explore the beautiful backroads and trails by the cliffs and beaches of the Southwest Alentejo natural park, the finest preserved stretch of European coastline, covering over 100 km.Ride by long stretches of sand and small beaches nested between the cliffs and rocks like such as Almograve, Monte Clérigo, Arrifana or Praia do Amado, many of them preserved in a virtually unspoilt state, explore quaint fishermen villages, their local gastronomy and wines and ride up to Cape of São Vicente and the nearby Sagres promontory, that housed the famous nautical school founded by the Infante D. Henrique in the 15th century.
You can book a private self-guided or guided tour in the region, or even join a group tour starting on the 23rd of February, during "Carnival" - visit our group tour calendar at https://llride.com/open-dates-calendar/
This is an easy to moderate bike touring experience, where you'll ride by the UNESCO world sites of Évora, Monsaraz and Vila Viçosa, exploring the vineyards of one of the world's best wine countries. A bike tour in the sunny Alentejo plains, suited for every type of rider, where you'll explore the natural beauty of the vineyards and olive fields, admire the Alqueva lake and its Dark Sky reserve as well as trying the delicious local gastronomy. You'll start riding from Évora, capital of Alentejo and, for the following days, you'll be riding by the backroads of Alentejo, visiting the monuments of the region like the Almendres Cromlech or the Diana temple, tasting the beautiful wines of Cartuxa and Esporão and enjoying the rural landscape of the Alentejo "Montado". After exploring Évora in a series of loop rides that can take you as far or as close as you wish, you'll ride towards Monsaraz, to explore the margins of the Alqueva Lake and the fortified village atop the lake. From your hotel in Monsaraz, you can choose to explore the region's vineyards in several loop rides. Leaving Monsaraz, you'll ride north, towards Vila Viçosa, in te middle of the marble region, to explore the marble quarries, Ducal Palace and castle and, in a series of loop rides from your hotel, ride up to Estremoz, Serra D'Ossa, Borba, and more.
You can book a private self-guided or guided tour in the region during the winter months. Click here for more info on this cycling holiday in Alentejo.
On this weeklong road bike tour you'll be riding by São Miguel island, in the Azores archipelago, voted best island destination of the world by National Geographic and located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, halfway between Europe and the USA. The 9 Azores Islands are the result of the outpouring of lava from the ocean floor, as it stands on the ridge between the tectonic plates of Eurasia and North America. Its sub-tropical climate, evergreen fields with luxuriant pastures, flowers, endemic flora and fauna make it a great destination for cycling enthusiasts who want to embark in a challenging adventure in one of the most unique and quaint destinations in the world.
You can book a private self-guided or guided tour in the region during the winter months. Click here for more info on this cycling holidays in Azores.
Book your spot on a 2020 open date tour until 31/12/2019, to benefit from a 5% discount on the price per guest ( does not accumulate with other discounts of promotions). Click on the link to view all our upcoming guided tours
Day dreaming about your next cycling holiday destination? Start planning your bike tour in Portugal for 2020, by joining a group on our guided tours for next year!
Our 2020 tour calendar is now available, where you can join a group for a guided tour and discover Portugal on a bike with other likeminded travellers!
All tours on our calendar have guaranteed departures, in which you do not need a minimum number of participants ( unlike our private guided tours, which require a minimum of four guests) in which you'll be able to share your experience with other bike riders.
For 2020, we have designed several options for riders of different skills and tastes, in our favorite regions, such as the Douro valley and historical villages of northern Portugal, the Southwest Coast's natural parks, Alentejo wine country, or the Portuguese Camino de Santiago.
Book your spot on a 2020 open date tour until 31/12/2019, to benefit from a 5% discount on the price per guest ( does not accumulate with other discounts of promotions). Click on the link to view all our upcoming guided tours
