Bike Portugal’s Costa Azul

This item appears on page 83 of the August 2008 issue.

Explore Portugal’s Costa Azul on a one-, 3- or 7-day self-guided bicycle tour with Blue Coast Bikes (Setúbal, Portugal; phone +351 96 819 8872, www.bluecoastbikes.com… or write P.O. Box 837, Twin Lakes, WI 53181).

Example — on the 7-day/6-night “Essence of the Coast” bike tour, for one to 16 people, start at Zambujeira do Mar, ride along the Atlantic through Arrábida National Park and past the Bay of Setúbal to Azeitão. €1,750 (near $2,726) per person (single supplement, €540) includes 21/27-speed bicycle and helmet; breakfasts and one dinner; accommodations (4- or 5-star pousada, castle, country inn and manor home); airport or train station shuttle, and luggage transfer daily.