モンチッチのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

モンシケ山脈のアルフェルセ村の近くにある、見事な自然の渓谷。 この地域はアルガルヴェ地方の「緑の島」であり、コルク樫、イチゴの木（メドロネイロス）、ユニークな岩石層が特徴です。 ハイキングシューズを履き、水を持参してください。 週末には、谷の一方の側に売店があります。

Thank you for the photos, they are an incentive to do the route. It's in the plan for 2026. 🙏👍🥾

Perfectly reachable by bicycle too

Spectacular images of the Algarve interior. 👍 Alferce, a parish in the municipality of Monchique. It is an area with low population density, known for its viewpoints, such as the Miradouro das Barreiras Brancas, the Miradouro do Monte Velho and the Miradouro do Barranco do Demo.

At the top of the Monchique mountain range rises Foia, the highest point in the Algarve, at 902 meters altitude. Its antennas mark the summit where the sky seems closest and, on clear days, the view reaches the Atlantic. Up here, the wind blows freely and the view is simply unforgettable.

Founded in 1631 by Pêro (or Pedro) da Silva, nicknamed "Mole," who later became Viceroy of India, the Convent of Our Lady of Exile now rests in ruins, shrouded in legend and silence. It is said to have originated from a promise made at sea, and that its founder brought back from India a small ivory image, still kept as a relic. Even abandoned, the convent retains the charm of the place where it was built: among trees and views that seem to embrace the entire mountain range.

The dirt track winds through a serene valley, where ancient terraces still shape the hillside and the sound of pasture echoes between stone walls. These terraces, shaped over centuries, are veritable agricultural staircases, a patient work that transformed the mountain range and remains today as a living testament to the harmony between man and the mountain.

Beautiful view of the valley.