CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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From Faro it runs 577 km to Faro; allow about 8 h 26 of riding. It goes by way of Doñana National Park and back through Doñana National Park. It crosses from Portugal into Spain - carry ID and check the toll rules. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
Faro is the capital of the Algarve and the southern end of Portugal's long road, though the people who land here usually head straight for the beaches. The town sits on a lagoon, the Ria Formosa, a protected area of sandbanks, salt marshes and channels that shelters flamingos, spoonbills and a very rich shoreline. Boats run out to the barrier islands, where long empty beaches face the open Atlantic. The old town, inside a medieval wall, has narrow cobbled streets, a cathedral built partly on the site of a mosque, and a pleasant marina.
Read the complete Faro write-up.
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Faro is where the day begins. Next is Doñana National Park.
Where the Guadalquivir finally reaches the Atlantic, the river loses its way, spreading into marshes, dunes and pine woods that make up Doñana, one of the great wetlands of Europe. The park is a refuge for creatures you do not expect to see in southern Spain: the Iberian lynx, the world's most endangered cat, the Spanish imperial eagle, and in winter, hundreds of thousands of migrating geese and ducks. Flamingos feed in the shallows, and wild boar and red deer move through the cork oak woods.
Read the complete Doñana National Park write-up.
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Doñana National Park comes up 94 km in. Next is Doñana National Park.
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Read the complete Doñana National Park write-up.
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189 km in you reach Doñana National Park. Next is back through Doñana National Park.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Doñana National Park write-up.
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back through Doñana National Park, late in the day. Next is Faro.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Faro write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Faro. That is the ride.
Faro → Doñana National Park is 189 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Doñana National Park → Faro is 189 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.