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Over Fóia to the Alentejo

Day eight in the Algarve: 224 km from Silves over Fóia, the Algarve's highest point, north into the Alentejo through Ourique and Castro Verde, and home over Pico do Mu. Read the ride.

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Over Fóia to the Alentejo

White storks on huge nests built on top of a pole by the EN266 at Rasmalho, under a clear blue sky

Storks nesting at Rasmalho

Garmin Edge screen showing an HC ClimbPro climb of 16.06 km and 788 m, at the start of the climb to Fóia

ClimbPro: an HC climb begins

Richard in a pink Maglia Rosa jersey and white helmet taking a selfie beside the stone summit marker on Fóia, his bike leaning on it

At the top of Fóia

Black road bike leaning on a low wall on the cobbled summit of Fóia, its shadow sharp on the stones, hazy plains below

Fóia’s cobbled summit

Dozens of brightly coloured umbrellas hanging over a narrow street in Castro Verde, casting coloured shadows on the paving

Umbrella street, Castro Verde

Casa Dona Maria in Castro Verde, a white house with ornate wooden towers and balconies on a cobbled street

Casa Dona Maria, Castro Verde

Empty road climbing towards Pico do Mu between scrub and a bare dead tree, with a wind turbine ahead

Climbing to Pico do Mu

Richard in a pink Maglia Rosa jersey taking a selfie by the Pico do Mu sign, altitude 574 m, with a mast and a wind turbine behind in the evening sun

Pico do Mu, 574 m

Over Fóia to the Alentejo

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