From the Provence of the Popes to the Luberon – Self-guided
Duration: 8 days and 7 nights
Starting from
per person
Duration
14 nights
Level
4 - Advanced - hilly and mountainous - 50 to 90 km
Head to Santiago de Compostela, a Catholic mecca and popular destination for pilgrimages and its world-renowned cathedral. Unlike pilgrims, you'll start your cycling journey in Compostela before heading to Portugal to discover the best of the Iberian Peninsula. Around the six stopover towns, immerse yourself in the pleasures of the Atlantic coast, where the seaside and its culinary delights are never far away!
You will be charmed by Pontevedra and its human-scale city, a global benchmark in terms of sustainable development and accessibility. Once you cross over to the Portuguese side, Viana de Castelo opens up to you like a gateway to the ocean, from the top of its Basílica de Santa Luzia with its magnificent panorama. We end on a high note in Porto, where you can enjoy the wine of the same name and reminisce about two weeks of cycling where the sacred and the pleasurable became one!
6 STAGE TOWNS: this way of traveling allows you to settle in and go at your own pace. Your itinerary, designed as loops around six stage towns, limits the number of trips you need to make and gives you plenty of time to discover and enjoy the places you visit. Make the most of it!
air transportation of the passenger, their luggage, and their bicycle with Air Transat;
transfer between the airport and the hotel, at the destination, on arrival and departure;
the transfer by coach;
14 nights in a three- or four-star hotel, double occupancy;
14 breakfasts and 3 dinners;
air transportation of the passenger, their luggage, and their bicycle with Air Transat;
transfer between the airport and the hotel, at the destination, on arrival and departure;
the transfer by coach;
14 nights in a three- or four-star hotel, double occupancy;
14 breakfasts and 3 dinners;
equipment, such as bicycles
travel and cancellation insurance
equipment, such as bicycles
travel and cancellation insurance
Montreal-Trudeau
Porto
Porto
Montreal-Trudeau
For groups of 12 or more cyclists, accompanied by our guide.
Route rating: 4+
Moderately difficult route: hilly and mountainous, relatively significant elevation changes; 50 to 90 km.
Montreal-Trudeau
Porto
Porto
Montreal-Trudeau
For groups of 12 or more cyclists, accompanied by our guide.
Route rating: 4+
Moderately difficult route: hilly and mountainous, relatively significant elevation changes; 50 to 90 km.
Discover the elevation changes along this route and plan your upcoming trip with all the necessary information. Please note that elevation changes are provided for informational purposes only and may not always reflect the actual conditions on the ground.
Day 1
Arrival in Porto and transfer to Santiago de Compostela (2.5 hours).
Day 2
Free day or loop via Sobrín, Quintás, Empalme de Vilar, Espiñeira. Option via Fonte Díaz, San Pedro, Obra, Camporrapado (39 to 66 km).
Day 3
Free day or loop via Codesedas, Val do Dubra, A Brea, Lestrobe, Miramontes. Option via Tarrío, Pontepedra, Tablilla, Campo de Xesteda, Gorgullos, Bedrobe (53 to 88 km).
Day 4
Santiago de Compostela, Outeiro, Espasande, Cimadevila, Piñeiro, Soutelo, Cuntis, Meira, Moraña, Paraños, Porráns, Rialdonio, Vilar, Casal, Sanxenxo (93 km).
Day 5
Free day or loop via Seixinos, Tanoira, Broullón, Barrantes, A Coulla, San Amaro, Verducido, Pontevedra, Combarro, Raxo. Option via Sant Vicente do Grove, O Grove, Rouxique (73 to 105 km).
Day 6
Comberra, Pontevedra, Paredes, Saramagoso, Ponteareas, Urcela, Salvaterra de Miño, Tui, Valença (98 or 101 km)
Day 7
Free day or loop via Cristelos, Bonaval, Oia, A Guarda, Tabagon, Goián, Tomiño, Tui. Option via Santa Trega. (84 to 92 km)
Day 8
Valença, Gandra, Cerdal, Igreja, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Âncora, Viana do Castelo. Option via Taião, Ferreira, Mentrestido, Candemil. (68 or 82 km)
Day 9
Free day or loop via Darque, Baixinho, Deocriste, Soalheiros, Freixo, Balugães, Durrães, Alvarães, Anha. Option via Sandiães, Panque, Alvito, Tamel. (78 or 97 km)
Day 10
Free day or loop via Santa Maria de Portuzelo, Outeiro, Bertiandos, Ponte de Lima, Deão, Darque. Option via São Paio de Jolda, Bemposta, Santa Cruz do Lima, Gandra. (34 or 59 miles)
Day 11
Free day or loop via Meadela, Orbacém, Amonde, Meixedo, Cardielos, Santa Maria de Portuzelo. Option via Dem, Arga de Baixo (48 to 75 km).
Day 12
Viana do Castelo, Antas, Palmera de Faro, Perelhal, Barcelos, Areias de Vilar, Braga, Longos, Caldelas, São Clemente de Sande, Guimarães Option A/R Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora do Sameiro (88 or 95 km).
Day 13
Free day or loop via São Torcato, Gonça, Sanfins, Fafe, Calvos. (55 km)
Day 14
Transfer from Guimaraes to Porto in the morning. Free day in Porto.
Day 15
Transfer to Porto Airport and return to Montreal.
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