The Via Algarviana: an English guide to the 'Algarve Way'

by Harri Roberts

Overview

The Via Algarviana (‘Algarve Way’) is a fully waymarked, long-distance trail across southern Portugal’s Algarve region, from the Spanish border in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. This guide describes the complete route from Alcoutim to Cabo de São Vicente (Cape St Vincent), as well as an alternative finish to the walk via Aljezur and the Rota Vicentina – another long-distance trail exploring Portugal’s windswept Atlantic coast.

The 300km (186-mile) journey along the Via Algarviana is an unforgettable experience and provides an introduction to a little-known Algarve that few visitors get to see. Away from the bustling resorts and popular sandy beaches you will find a varied landscape of rolling hills, dry orchards, cork forests, and agricultural terraces; you’ll spend evenings in sleepy, unspoilt towns and villages sampling the region’s fine wines and rich culinary traditions.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153065540
Publisher:	Harri Roberts
Publication date:	06/06/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Harri has an academic background in literary studies and Welsh culture, including both an MA and a PhD in Welsh writing in English.
He has contributed to several academic journals and worked as a reviewer for the Welsh magazine Planet and the Welsh literary journal New Welsh Review.
He is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guide and, until autumn 2013, was the editor of the members' magazine, Outdoor Focus.
Harri is the author of several print walking books and has contributed articles to Walking Wales magazine; he also writes regularly for several online walking sites. He is a fluent Welsh speaker and works as a freelance Welsh translator, editor, book reviewer and proof reader.
Harri is as passionate about hiking as he is about Wales and believes that some of the most stunning natural landscapes and trails remain undiscovered by hikers. He hopes his books will change that.