European walking tours and hiking trips in Spain, Portugal, and the Azores with Easy Rider Tours


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Our quartet of walking tours in Portugal and Spain explores some of the most exotic landscapes in southern Europe.

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In the Spanish province of Andalucía, our "Way of the Moors" walk traces their footsteps from the Mediterranean coast through the scenic Alpujarras to Granada, once the jewel in the crown of the Moorish kingdom. "Walking the Border Country" follows the historic "Camino Portugues" pilgrimage route through Portugal's wine country to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. "The Hidden Algarve" explores the best-kept secrets of Portugal's southernmost province. In the exotic Portuguese Azores, our hiking tour of São Miguel Island is the ultimate off-the-beaten path walking vacation.

Each of our tours is a combination of walking and hiking, with opportunities to do some of each on most days. Two bilingual leaders, including one Spanish, Portuguese, or Azorean guide, will show the way along carefully-researched routes. While the terrain is sometimes hilly, none of the routes are extreme, with daily options ranging from five to twelve miles. You'll follow a combination of hiking trails, forest paths, and the occasional paved country road through tiny villages, ancient forests, and sometimes great cities. Each day is full of surprises: the chance to bargain at an 800-year-old Monday market in Portugal, an ocean swim in the mouth of a submerged Azorean volcano, or the 24 switchbacks of an ancient mule path leading to the Rio Trevélez in Spain!

In the evening, we'll kick off our walking shoes and relax over a feast of local specialties: an Andalusian paella, a platter of tapas, or an Azorean cozido stew cooked in the heat of a volcanic steam vent. Our accommodations, whether in a mountain lodge perched high in the Alpujarras or an oceanfront resort overlooking the crashing Atlantic, are sure to inspire dreams of the adventures that await on the trail.

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