Interior landscapes, extensive golden steppes and Montado (name given to an ancient agrosilvopastoral system based on Quercus suber and/or Quercus ilex rotundifolia), museum villages and charming and quiet towns, local cuisine, traditional products and the cradle of Cante Alentejano (portuguese music genre).
Coast and sea, beaches, estuaries, school of the great Portuguese navigators and discoverers, paradise for golf lovers and cultural heritage enthusiasts.
On horseback, between the coastal plain and the abrupt reliefs of the Sierra de Huelva, Montados/Dehesas, traditional livestock activity, old mining landscapes, windmills, mushroom land and cradle of the traditional dance fandango.
O guia "Rotas Transfronteiriças do Baixo Guadiana" é composto por 4 rotas temáticas, devidamente sinalizadas em ambos os sentidos, permitindo descobrir localidades portuguesas e espanholas, que representam a tipicidade do litoral, da serra, dos montados e das paisagens mineiras, tendo como ex-libris o Guadiana, o grande rio do sul, que proporciona fantásticas vistas panorâmicas.
Paisagem, património histórico e natural, etnografia, gastronomia, atividade física e ar puro é o que pode encontrar nas 4 rotas seguintes:
focused on hiking trails with a total length of 219.10 km, divided into 17 sections, through Portuguese and Spanish towns, from Cacela Velha to Mértola, and from Sanlúcar de Guadiana to Paymogo, places where you can discover an immense archaeological, architectural, religious, mining and ethnographic heritage.
focused on MTB trails, with a total length of 218.80 km, divided into 10 sections, from Vila Real de Santo António to Pomarão, in the Portuguese side and from Puerto de La Laja to S. Bartolomé de la Torre, in the Spanish side. You have several activities available, namely hiking, cycling, equestrian and nautical ones.
focused on hiking trails with a total length of 206.18 km, divided into 15 sections, from Cacela Velha to Mértola, in Portuguese side and from Isla Canela to Huelva, through Spanish territory, you can visit parks and nature reserves that offer a diversity of landscapes, flora and fauna for an immersive contemplation.
focused on hiking trails with a total length of 202.19 km, divided into 15 sections, from Cacela Velha to Mértola, through Portuguese towns and from Ayamonte to Paymogo, on the Spanish side, you can enjoy traditional flavours, intimately connected to the river, the estuary and the sea, such as fish, shellfish and bivalves, but also to the mountains and the steppe, such as game, traditional sausages (chorizo, black puding, etc), cheeses and other delicacies.
This route can be initiated at any location and can be carried out in both directions. However, we recommend the direction described below:
Algarve Region - Cacela Velha, Monte Gordo, Vila Real de Santo António, Castro Marim, Azinhal, Odeleite, Guerreiros do Rio, Montinho das Laranjeiras and Alcoutim.
Baixo Alentejo Region - Mesquita, Lombardos, Mértola, Corvos, Mina de S. Domingos, Alves and Pomarão.
Andalusia Region - Sanlúcar de Guadiana, El Granado, La Isabel, Puebla de Guzmán and Paymogo.
This route can be initiated at any location and can be carried out in both directions. However, we recommend the direction described below:
Algarve Region - Vila Real de Santo António, Almada de Ouro, Álamo and Alcoutim.
Baixo Alentejo Region - Vicentes, Mértola, Mina de S. Domingos and Pomarão.
Andalusia Region - Puerto de la Laja, El Granado, Villanueva de los Castillejos and S. Bartolomé de la Torre.
This route can be initiated at any location and can be carried out in both directions. However, we recommend the direction described below:
Algarve Region - Cacela Velha, Vila Real de Santo António, Azinhal, Odeleite, Guerreiros do Rio and Alcoutim.
Baixo Alentejo Region - Mesquita, Lombardos and Mértola.
Andalusia Region - Ayamonte, Isla Canela, Isla Cristina, Islantilla, El Rompido, Punta Umbria, Aljaraque and Huelva.
This route can be initiated at any location and can be carried out in both directions. However, we recommend the direction described below:
Algarve Region - Cacela Velha, Monte Gordo, Castro Marim, Azinhal, Odeleite, Guerreiros do Rio and Alcoutim.
Baixo Alentejo Region - Mesquita, Lombardos and Mértola.
Andalusia Region - Ayamonte, Isla Cristina, Pozo del Camino, Villablanca, San Silvestre de Guzmán, Villanueva de los Castillejos, Puebla de Guzmán and Paymogo.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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