Mallorca is widely regarded as road cycling heaven, and truly one of the best destinations in Europe for a bike tour! This sunny island in the Mediterranean Sea has all the ingredients for you to enjoy a week of great cycling. Here, you'll be able to experience the mountains of the northern coast along with its iconic climbs and long downhill sections, the hills and flats of the southern and central area and the beautiful coastal roads that zig-zag up and down the western and northern coasts. Top that with secluded beaches in the warm mediterranean sea, rich and authentic gastronomy and you have the perfect ingredients for a cycling holiday!
My husband and I had an extra day in Lisbon and we booked a mountain bike tour ahead of time. Live Love Ride Portugal was great! They contacted me via what’s up and they upgraded us to electric mountain bikes for our ride through Sintra with no additional cost!
Luis the tour guide, picked us up from our hotel and took us to the start of the tour.
He was amazing, took us up the highest points visiting points of interest and an incredible view! If you are looking for a great challenge and fun, book with them! Top notch.
This was my first bike tour trip and it was the best vacation I have taken. Despite having biked recreationally in many different places, I greatly underestimated the joy I would feel from cycling as a mode of transportation while on vacation. Traveling town to town, over varied terrain including beach boardwalks, medieval cobblestone roads, dirt paths, rocky trails, and cruising through small towns, thriving cities, beautiful agricultural lands and vineyards, and bisecting gorgeous pine forests, fed all my senses. Each day led to a different challenge with unique rewards along the way and at the finish line. My biggest concern going into this trip was not having enough time to explore each town once we arrived by bike. Fortunately, this was not an issue, we arrived each day with plenty of time and extra energy to really enjoy the scene.
The boutique hotels Live Love Ride chose for us were each special in their own way. Whether it was a lushly landscaped garden, a castle walled courtyard, or a cozy hotel bar, arriving to a beautiful stone walled manor at the end of the day’s ride was always a great surprise. The luggage transfer service was very reliable and well worth it. In addition to the exceptional customer service and outstanding hotel choices, we were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the restaurant recommendations; I strongly suggest going with their choices.
Portugal and Spain are each beautiful countries and the culture changed more than I expected as we moved along the route. Experiencing the region on two wheels gave us the opportunity to experience these countries using all five senses, at a perfect pace to take it all in. We Lived. We Loved. & We Rode our way through one of the best experiences of our lives.
