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What to expect

Historic Charm

Historic Charm

Discover the town of Évora

Portuguese Culture

Portuguese Culture

Discover the tranquil region of Alentejo

Fully-guided Trip

Fully-guided Trip

Enjoy six fully-guided walking days

Four-star Hotel

Four-star Hotel

Stay in the heart of Evora

About this trip...

About the trip

Join us on our Portugal walking adventure to the picturesque Alentejo region of Portugal. Beautiful views, fantastic scenery along with medieval towns and historic Roman sites will be discovered on this fully-guided two centre Solos walking break.  
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What's Included

  • Return flights and transfers
  • Airport taxes & charges
  • Room for sole use
  • Solos Board - dinner daily in hotel/local restaurants
  • Solos Board – breakfast daily
  • Drinks included with evening meals
  • Welcome drink
  • 6 fully guided walking days
  • Accompanying Solos Tour Leader
  • Fully financially Protected

What's extra:

Extras
  • Insurance click here
  • Lunches

Itinerary

  • Arrive in Portugal
  • Évora – Unesco World Heritage Site
  • Nossa Senhora da Tourega Walk
  • Estremoz & Alpalhão
  • Marvão walk
  • Ribeira de Nisa walk
  • Carreiras da Senhora da Penha walk & Castelo de Vide
  • Departure Day

What you'll be doing

Day One: Arrive In Portugal

Day One: Arrive In Portugal

Arrival in Lisbon and transfer to the four-star Hotel Mar de Ar Muralhas, Evora. If time allows an introductory walk will be offered. Transfer time approx. 2h Meals Included: Dinner
Day Two: Explore Évora's monuments

Day Two: Explore Évora's monuments

Today we dedicate the day, to this fabulous UNESCO World Heritage Site town. We’ll take time to relax and meander through the town’s narrow streets and monuments. In the afternoon, there will be free time to explore. Alternatively, there will be an optional walk centered on the beautiful valley of the Rio Valverde.
  • Walking Distance: 8.5km/5.2 miles 
  • Ascent/Descent minimal 
  • Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
Day Three: Discover Nossa Senhora da Tourega's beautiful lake

Day Three: Discover Nossa Senhora da Tourega's beautiful lake

Our walk today will take in the classic Alentejo scenery along with the pre-historic monuments dotted throughout the area. The Ribeira de Valverde passes through the villages of Valverde and Guadalupe winding its way amongst cork oaks to the beautiful lake at Nossa Senhora da Tourega. 

  • Walking Distance: 12.5km /7.8miles 
  • Ascent +73m 
  • Descent -125m Highest point: 262m 
  • Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner

Day Four: Venture through Estremoz's famous marble city & Alpalhão

Day Four: Venture through Estremoz's famous marble city & Alpalhão

This morning there will be time to explore the local area before we transfer to Alpalhao. Alpalhão is a small village situated on the plain between the mountain range of São Mamede and the river Tejo, which integrated the domains of the Order of the Templars. It is known for the benefits of its thermal waters (a few kilometers away, in Termas da Fadagosa hot springs), the quality of its traditional cheese and for its craftworks. The Bienal da Pedra (Stone Biennial) initiative also took advantage of the region's blue granite to leave numerous sculptures scattered throughout the town, including an intriguing finger pointing to the sky, 'Dedo de Deus' (God's Finger), in the churchyard of the main church. 

En-route we make a visit to the famous marble city of Estremoz. Estremoz is surrounded by spectacular winding walls whose upper city still lies behind 13th-century battlements. 
Transfer time – 2 hours 
  • Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
Day Five: Explore the hilltop medieval town of Marvão

Day Five: Explore the hilltop medieval town of Marvão

Today we discover the small, hilltop medieval town of Marvão, surrounded by walls and with a majestic castle that defended the population from the Spanish back in medieval times. From here we can admire spectacular views and then walk along a medieval narrow road flanked by ancient stone walls. The town is perched on a great granite escarpment within the São Mamede Mountains. It stands out for its imposing Castle and it’s Neolithic and Roman remains such as the Roman road, the ruins, the Roman Bridge including the Village of Ammaia. 

  • Walking Distance: 9km /5.8miles 
  • Ascent+407m 
  • Descent-407m Highest point: 842m 
  • Terrain: Mountain paths, old laid tone tracks, dirt tracks 
  • Meals Include: Breakfast & Dinner
Day Six: Delve into nature in the Ribeira de Nisa

Day Six: Delve into nature in the Ribeira de Nisa

Today our walk starts from the village of Monte Carvalho where we take the path eastwards to meet the Ribeira (stream) where we ascend through a small gorge to the plateau with magnificent views beyond. We will continue walking along lanes through farmland and descend through cork oak woodland, beautiful meadows, and stunning countryside back to the village. 

  • Distance: 10km / 6miles 
  • Ascent+330m 
  • Descent -330m Highest point: 782m 
  • Terrain: Good tracks, with some rough sections 
  • Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
Day Seven: Climb to Senhora da Penha & Castelo de Vide's castle ruins

Day Seven: Climb to Senhora da Penha & Castelo de Vide's castle ruins

For our last day of walking we climb to Senhora da Penha where we find a little chapel on the top of a hill offering amazing views over Castelo de Vide with its rows of whitewashed houses. We will walk along narrow lanes on an old Roman road, bordered by cork trees or stone walls and descend to Castelo de Vide. This well-kept border town complete with impressive ramparts, a ruined castle, panoramic views and natural spring waters which have been revered as curative for centuries. 

  • Distance: 10km, 6miles 
  • Ascent+286m 
  • Descent-327m Highest point: 725m 
  • Terrain:Tarmac, roughly cobbled tracks &sections of good tracks 
  • Meals Included: Breakfast & Dinner
Day Eight: Departure Day

Day Eight: Departure Day

Today we check-out of our hotel and say goodbye before transferring to Lisbon Airport. Transfer Time - 2 hours 30 mins

Accommodation

Five-star Hotel M’Ar de Ar Aqueduto, Evora

This comfortable hotel, once a 16th-century palace, is a perfect base for our stay in Evora, ideally located within the city walls of this UNESCO World Heritage Site town. The hotel is within easy walking distance to the beautifully preserved Roman Temple.    

Facilities include

Facilities include a restaurant, bar, outdoor swimming pool overlooking the beautiful Roman Aquaduct, Aquaduct Spa offering sauna, Turkish Bath steam room, pool, health and beauty treatments, gym (costs apply), free Wi-Fi.

Room includes

Our comfortable, classic rooms include ensuite bathroom, air conditioning, light furnishings, HD LCD satellite TV,  free Wi-Fi.  

Dates & Prices

Departure Return Nights Price from Other Info Regional flights
23 Feb 2025 2 Mar 2025 7 £1935.00 Please call for regional flights
12 Oct 2025 19 Oct 2025 7 £2069.00 Please call for regional flights

Frequently asked questions

Transfer Time
The transfer time from Lisbon Airport to Evora is approximately 2 hours and from Alpalhao to Lisbon Airp0rt is 2 hours 30 minutes. depending on traffic
Walking Schedule
It is your responsibility to ensure that you are fit and well enough to take part in your chosen activity holiday. This walking holidays is graded as Medium. If you are unsure as to whether the walks are within your capabilities, please contact the office to discuss this matter, thus making sure you appreciate the terrain and the length of the walks that you will be walking. 
 
It is recommended to bring water & snacks for the walk. You could be walking across uneven ground in some areas and extreme care must be taken, especially if wet. If used to using a pole/stick, it is advisable to bring it. 
 
Please appreciate the route and content of the holiday may change at the time and at the discretion of the guide/organiser, should conditions require. Solo’s Holidays Ltd cannot be held responsible for personal injury, accident or damage to property whilst on these walks other than incidents arising out of the company’s negligence. The guide has the right to refuse to guide a walk with anyone not properly attired.
What to Wear
It is of paramount importance that you have the correct footwear. It is essential to wear walking boots that are comfortable and preferably lightweight, with some ankle support and a good grip. If you already have a pair of boots that you are happy walking in (including during hot/wet weather and on hard ground), then bring these along. However, if you are bringing new footwear, do make sure they are well broken in before you arrive. Experience has shown that wearing 2 pairs of woollen socks adds to comfort. The weather, even in summer, can be unpredictable. We would therefore recommend you travel with clothing suitable for all conditions, and suggest you use the following checklist as a guideline of what to take:
  • Walking boots with good ankle support
  • Waterproofs – jacket and trousers
  • Walking poles – recommended as they provide good support for the knees, particularly on downhill sections of walks and when conditions are wet/slippery
  • Lightweight trousers and shorts with pockets
  • Shirts or t-shirts for walking in
  • Walking socks – several pairs
  • Lightweight fleece or jumper
  • Hat & gloves
  • Daysack/rucksack for walking
  • Umbrella – it can be used also for protection from the sun as well as rain
  • Lightweight drinking bottle to carry water whilst walking
  • Small first aid kit – plasters, insect repellant, etc
  • Good, high factor sunscreen, sunhat and sunglasses.
Gratuities
We suggest a Group Collection to cover transfer drivers, and hotel staff of €25.00 per person. Your Tour Leader will collect this on your behalf and distribute it accordingly, thus relieving you of the burden of who, when and how much to tip. The tipping of housekeeping will be left to your individual discretion (a small amount left in your room on departure should cover this and would be much appreciated). 
 
As is customary, ‘the hat’ will be passed around for the driver and guide on all optional excursions. For any meals that are not included in your itinerary, or taxi fares, your Tour Leader can advise of an appropriate % add on.
Passports and visas
To enter Portugal or Madeira your passport must meet 2 requirements. It must be: 
  • less than 10 years old on the day you enter (check the ‘date of issue’) 
  • valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’) 
Check both the issue date and the expiry date in your passport. If you renewed your passport early, extra months may have been added to its expiry date. This could affect the requirement for your passport to be less than 10 years old. 
 
A visa is not required by holders of passports endorsed “British Citizen” for stays of upto 90 days in any 180-day period. Please note that stays in other EU countries counts towards this 90 day period. 
 
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the correct visa, a valid passport and any other travel documents for your holiday. 
 
All information provided relates to British citizens who hold or are entitled to apply for a British passport. For the most up-to-date visa information please visit;  Portugal Foreign Advice 
 
If you are not a British citizen and do not hold a British passport, you must make your own enquiries as to the applicable requirements.
Health requirements
Compulsory vaccinations: None. 
 
All clients are responsible for acquainting themselves with up to date health information of the countries being visited and where necessary take the required precautions. We recommend that you check with your doctor prior to departure as this information can change. You can also visit the travel health website for more information; Travel Health Portugal
Currency
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