Portuguese Trails | the ultimate cycling and walking experience
Turismo de Portugal has just launched the portuguesetrails.complatform, exclusively dedicated to the national offer of Cycling and Walking, with the aim of positioning the country as an international destination of excellence in this kind of tourist experiences.
The Algarve is the pilot region of the project, providing on the platform more than 140 bike paths and walking tours, 111 bike & walk friendly companies and about 60 programs aimed at national and international tourists.
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The platform will soon integrate the regions of Central Portugal and Alentejo and, in 2018, the remaining regions of the country.
Available in five languages, this platform is one of the actions of the Portuguese Trails project that Turismo de Portugal is developing in partnership with the seven tourist regions of the country, and with communities, associations and tourist companies, in an action between public entities and private partnerships.
The Portuguese Trails project aims to capture new segments of demand that have a potential for sustainable growth and encourage the increase of overnight stays and revenues in all regions, both on the coast and in the interior of the country, working for this in terms of land valuation, structuring promotion and marketing.
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About the routes:
Eurovelo 1 – Rota da Costa Atlântica – This itinerary is part of the Ecovia do Litoral, a cycling itinerary with 214 km connecting Vila Real de Santo António to Cabo de São Vicente, crossing 12 municipalities throughout the southern coastal line of the Algarve.
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