Tour en autobús de día completo por Silves y Monchique
Descripción
Embárcate en un viaje panorámico a través de los paisajes interiores del Algarve en esta visita guiada en autobús a las encantadoras ciudades de Silves y Monchique. Descubre la historia morisca de la región y disfruta de impresionantes vistas del campo y el río. Su primera parada es Silves, una ciudad llena de historia, una vez la capital del Algarve durante el dominio islámico en el siglo XI. Dominada por el impresionante castillo de Silves, una fortaleza morisca, la ciudad ofrece vistas panorámicas del campo y el río circundantes. Disfrute de un tiempo libre para pasear por las pintorescas calles y saborear un café o delicias locales en una encantadora cafetería. A continuación, diríjase a Monchique, una tranquila ciudad de montaña situada a los pies del pico más alto del Algarve, Fóia. Conocida por su vegetación exuberante, casas encaladas tradicionales y vistas impresionantes, Monchique ofrece una escapada serena de las multitudes costeras. Tenga en cuenta: - Entrada a monumentos no incluida. - Las opciones en Francés y Alemán están sujetas a confirmación.
Opciones de la excursión
Itinerario
Comience su excursión con una recogida en el hotel y luego viaje hacia el norte a la antigua ciudad de Silves, su primera parada del día. Hogar de un magnífico castillo árabe rodeado de casas con techo de terracota, la ciudad tiene historia y hermosos paisajes en igual medida. Con su elevada ubicación en la cima de una colina, la ciudad era una fortaleza estratégicamente importante para los moros después de su invasión en el siglo VIII. La riqueza fluyó a Silves durante su apogeo árabe de la Edad Media, solo para ser eliminada después de un siglo de luchas de poder y un devastador terremoto. Gran parte de la majestuosa arquitectura de hoy se origina en el siglo XIX cuando Silves volvió a la fama.
Admire la arquitectura y los lugares de interés como la Catedral de Silves mientras recorre las calles que conducen al Castillo de Silves. Pague su tarifa de entrada directamente y luego diríjase a la impresionante fortaleza para explorar. Restaurado en la década de 1940, se cree que el castillo se remonta al siglo XI y características como sus bóvedas centrales han sido bellamente conservadas. Admira las vistas sobre la ciudad y el Algarve desde los muros del castillo y luego regresa a tu entrenador con tu guía.
En las montañas de Monchique iremos hasta Fóia, el punto más alto del Algarve, con tiempo libre para tomar fotos, visitar una tienda local con artículos artesanales y la oportunidad de probar uno de los licores típicos de la región. Admira las vistas desde Fóia, la montaña de 2.959 pies (902 metros) que domina todo el Algarve. Sumérjase en las vistas desde el punto más alto del Algarve y luego regrese a su autobús para el viaje de regreso a su hotel.
Lo más destacado
Qué incluye
Lugares y horarios de recogida
Hoteles céntricos en Faro, Quarteira, Vilamoura, Albufeira, Armação de Pera, Carvoeiro, Lagos, Portimão, Vau y Alvor. Los detalles de la recogida se le enviarán por correo electrónico dentro de las 24 horas posteriores a la recepción de la reserva. Asegúrese de haber introducido el nombre del hotel o la dirección del alojamiento en su reserva. No todos los alojamientos están disponibles para recoger en la puerta. Si la recogida en su hotel no está disponible, se proporcionará una ubicación cercana. La hora de recogida dependerá de la ubicación del hotel en Algarve.
Valoraciones de viajeros
Información importante
- Hay opciones de transporte público disponibles en las cercanías
- Los bebés deben sentarse en el regazo de un adulto
- Adecuado para todos los niveles de aptitud física
Opiniones(32)
Silver & Monchique were both neat places to walk around. The tour was supposed to include the castle in silvers, but it was closed May 1 for Labour Day, which no one told us about. Our tour guide said, oh but you can have a nice coffee!
Thank you for your feedback. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience regarding Silves Castle. As May 1st (Labour Day) is a national holiday in Portugal, some monuments may have altered schedules or may be closed. Unfortunately, this is beyond our control. We understand that this may have been disappointing and regret any impact it had on your experience. Your feedback is very important to us, as it helps us continuously improve our service.
There’s a lot of history on this tour that we learned, we d joyed watching the mommy stork bird watching the baby in the nests there’s many nests along the way. Ana was very knowledgeable about the places Silves and Monchique, about the spa, cork industry, eucalyptus and the 9.5 alkaline water, very highly recommended tour.
We sincerely appreciate your feedback and the time you took to share your experience. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back in the future.
Very nice travel and experience . Nice guide and transport. Good explanation but we needed more time to explore
Not much time at the view point mountain Monchique only half an hour given yet spent there bet 2 hours at the village which had very limited things to do and see
Dear Michael, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that the time spent at the Monchique viewpoint felt too short compared to the duration at the village. Our aim is always to provide a balanced and enjoyable experience for all our guests. In some cases, the time allocated in certain locations may include breaks such as lunch, which can affect how much time is available for sightseeing. We appreciate your comments and will take them into consideration as we continue to review and improve our itineraries.
The ticket was booked three days prior to the trip. On the day of the trip we were early at the place and time indicated on the ticket. No one came so we called 5 minutes after the pickup time to find out if someone was coming. The operator said the trip had left and we were to be at another location. 1/2 hr earlier. An email had been sent. I looked for it and found one in my trash that had 1/2 a page of lines of numbers etc-to a link. It looked like spam so had not opened the email. No sympathy from operator, said it was Viator’s responsibility. When I chatted with Viator they said it was operator that should deal with this. No offer of another tour or refund. They seem to have a poor sense of customer service. Would not recommend booking with Viator or the operator.
Hi Evelyn, we're sorry to hear about the problems with the pick-up location and that the confirmation email ended up in the spam folder. In the product description we state that the pick-up location will be confirmed within 24 hours of booking. If we are contacted in time and the driver is still in the area, we ask him to go back, but unfortunately this was not the case. We will review our procedures and see if there is a way to make the email confirmation clearer. We thank you for your feedback.
I booked this tour for my parents as a gift in May. The bus never turned up to their hotel at the time promised. No effort was made to contact my parents and no refund was offered by this "tour" company. Avoid this tour and company at all costs.
I enjoyed the tour. It was not too rushed and very relaxing. Our guide knows a lot of information about the place and the local food. And I love the fact that I was picked and dropped to the hotel, very convenient.
Loved Silves and the history! No idea why we stopped in Monchique for lunch. There were only a couple of restaurants and they had challenges accommodating us. Skip Monchique and spend longer in Silves with more restaurants.
The castle was very interesting and the views were great. The mountain village was lovely and the views down the mountain were fabulous. The tour guide was great, lots of interesting things to say and so helpful. The bus driver was very good
Absolutely worthless, the tour operator lady was very terse, unfriendly and at all three sites, just leaves you at bus door and that was it. I understand she was obese and not wanting to walk but lot of very old and frail people were able to walk to the old sites and tourist spots. She did not care to walk or be helpful at all. Secondly the pickup locations were misleading, the location with Faro address is almost 30 miles away from Faro city; for tourists being new to area this should be clarified better. I had to get an expensive taxi to reach the nearest pickup location.
