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Five Beaches in a Day

Day nine in the Algarve and the last roll of the dice: 111 km from Silves to Quarteira and back along the coast, taking in five beaches from Albufeira to Benagil and Carvoeiro. Read the ride.

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Five Beaches in a Day

Carvoeiro beach and the white town seen from the cliffs above the turquoise sea

Carvoeiro, beach number five

The beach at Albufeira seen from the clifftop, busy with sunbathers, with the white town beyond

Albufeira from the clifftop

Golden sandstone cliffs and wooden steps leading down to the sand at Benagil

Cliffs and steps at Benagil

Black road bike leaning on a railing above Benagil beach, with cafe umbrellas and golden cliffs behind

Bike parked above Benagil

A white church with grey trim and a bell tower against a blue sky in Alcantarilha

Church in Alcantarilha

A giant woven sculpture on a roundabout among white apartment blocks in Quarteira

Roundabout sculpture, Quarteira

A quiet road between orchards near Algoz, seen over the handlebars in the morning sun

Orchard road near Algoz

Five Beaches in a Day

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