Discover some activities in the Castro Verde region
Bicycles
Birdwatching
Other activities
Bicycles
At 4Bs we have free bicycles available so you can go for a ride arround town and nearby. For longer routes, we advise you to use your own bike or rent it from one of our partners.
Our self-guided bike routes
Castro Verde and the Lower Alentejo have established themselves as the Portuguese capital of gravel cycling. If you're coming to explore the region by bike, check it out here:4B CastroVerde (Komoot.com) some of our route recommendations.
Self-guided e-bike routes
If you prefere e-bikes, Ecoland E-Bike Tours have two e-bike routes in the nature. Meet the Pulo do Lobo's route and the Aracelis's Route.
Price: 40€ p/ e-bike.*
*Price on request.
Rent Bikes
If you prefere renting a bike, check our partner BikeZone. BikeZone have bikes for everyone, different sizes and options.
MTB Bikes
4 Hours – 20€*
1 Day - 25€*
3 Days - 65€*
E-Bikes
4 Hours - 40€*
1 Day - 65€*
3 Days - 150€*
Leisure Bycicle
4 Hours – 20€*
1 Day - 25€*
3 Days - 65€*
*Price on request.
Included
Bicycle
Helmet
Repair kit
Air bomb
Extras available
Baby chair
Protections
Contacts
+351 286 322 060
+351 962 647 710
castroverde@bikezone.pt
Cyclin' Portugal Routes
The Castro Verde Cycling Center consists of 10 Gravel routes (2 Green, 4 Blue, 2 Red, 1 Black and a Connection), with a total of 389 km, of which 257 km are signposted on the ground (Green, Blue and Red routes).
Gravel Bird Ultracycling
The Gravel Birds Ultracycling is a bikepacking and adventure cycling challenge in the land without shadows: Alentejo, Portugal. A mountainous challenge through one of the most remote territories in southern Europe.
Three routes available:
The classics L’Abetarda 330 & Gravel Birds 750, and a new, longer circuit of 1,000 kilometers. Start and finish: Castro Verde
Birdwatching
To get to know the most representative sites on the ground and accompanied by local experts, we recommend our Birdwatching Tours with Local Guide. Also visit the Environmental Education Center of Vale Gonçalinho and learn about the work that the League for the Protection of Nature has done for the preservation of birdlife in the region.
Bird watching tours with local guide (+ telescope and binoculars + transportation)
The Special Protection Area (SPA) of Castro Verde integrates the core area of the "Campo Branco", a peneplain region dedicated to extensive agriculture and livestock, whose predominant habitat is extensive agricultural areas, devoid of tree and shrub vegetation. Holm oak forests of varying density, heathlands dominated by cistus and traditional olive groves also occur. The forest area has recently increased due to recent afforestation of stone pine and holm oak.
½ day: from 75€* (Castro Verde SPE)
1 day: from 100€* (Castro Verde ZPE and Guadiana Valley Natural Park).
Zona de Proteção Especial de Castro Verde
*Price on request.
Gonçalinho Valley Environmental Education Center
The CEAVG is located on a farm in the heart of the plain about 7km from the village of Castro Verde. It is a self-sustainable building, operating essentially with the use of renewable energy microproduction (solar and wind) and also with effluent treatment through a Plant Wastewater Treatment Plant (ETARP) and waste composting.
Visiting hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9.00am - 6.00pm
Centro de Educação Ambiental Vale Gonçalinho (CEAVG)
Other activities
Walking routes
Guadiana Trails promotes the great route GR15, the great route of the Guadiana with 165km. It is a pedestrian route that is properly signposted in both directions.
Know more at: www.guadianatrails.com
Yoga classes
Enjoy a moment of relaxation and meditation in a yoga class with instructor Andreia Conceição.
Schedule: Wednesdays 19h-20h / Saturdays: 9.30h-10.30h
Price: 6€ per person, per session.
Festival Caminhadas do Alentejo
O Alentejo Walking Festival pretende celebrar, entre os dias 30 outubro e 9 de novembro, a natureza e a cultura do Alentejo através de caminhadas pela rede de percursos pedestres dos municípios do Alentejo.
Ver Festival Caminhadas do Alentejo
