loading
Bike Friendly Hotel
Because environmental sustainability it´s also about the means of transport that we use, the Real Abadia Congress & Spa encourages guests to use bicycles in their tour itineraries, in this sense, we are a bikotel for what we have:
· Free Bikes;
· Bike secured garage;
· Bike washing facility;
· Cyclist Menu (Carbo, fruit and veggy);
· Overnight cycling clothes laundry;
· Mini-Bike repair station with basic tool set and pump;
· Bike parking lot;
· Bike routes for road and mountain biking (with maps, technical and gps tracks)
Meet Alcobaça region through the routes that we propose:
1st Landscape and Culture:
Route description:
The itinerary calls upon the agronomist monks of the Cistercian Order in the region of Alcobaça. Throughout the itinerary it is possible to visit mills, technical experiences (advanced for the time they were made) and agricultural buildings that allowed this region to be known today for the quality of the agricultural products that produces.
Points of interest:
Mother of Water and Drinking Water Conduct; House of Lagareiro Hill; Former Barn of the Monks
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Type of difficulty: Road
Type of Itinerary: Circular
Distance: 17,5 km
Cumulative slope: 261 mt uphill
Estimated duration: Depends on the cyclist.
2nd City of contrasts
Route description:
The itinerary tries, in a comprehensive way, to introduce the main points of interest in the city of Alcobaça. The various buildings and monuments of this roadmap, dated from different periods of the history of the city, allow the visitor a time travel, giving it to know how the city grew and as the memory of other times was preserved in small details.
Points of interest:
Monatery of Alcobaça; Castle of Alcobaça; Antiques shop of Mr. João Trindade; Church of Mercy; Oriol Pena Challet; Museum of Wine.
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Type of difficulty: Road
Type of Itinerary: Circular
Distance: 8,5 Km
Cumulative slope: 111 mt uphill
Maximum Elevation: 94 mt
Minimum Elevation: 23 mt
Estimated duration: Depends on the cyclist.
3rd Between the Hills and the Sea
Route description:
The itinerary leads the cyclist to know the beautiful landscape and the most popular beaches of this region. Along the way you can also visit monuments and tourist attractions.
Points of interest:
São Brás Hill, Pederneira, Nazaré Beach, Chapel of Our Lady of the Afflicted, Nazaré Lift, Marina of Nazaré, São Martinho Bay,Viewpoint of São Martinho, Sponge Cake from Alfeizerão
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Type of difficulty: Road
Type of Itinerary: Circular
Distance: 55,9 km
Cumulative slope: 470 mt
Maximum Elevation: 192 mt
Minimum Elevation: 0 m
Estimated duration: Depends on the cyclist.
