Excursion d'une journée en bus à Silves et Monchique
Description
Embarquez pour un voyage pittoresque à travers les paysages intérieurs de l'Algarve lors de cette visite guidée en bus vers les charmantes villes de Silves et Monchique. Découvrez l'histoire mauresque de la région et profitez d'une vue imprenable sur la campagne et la rivière. Votre première étape est Silves, une ville chargée d'histoire, autrefois la capitale de l'Algarve pendant la domination islamique au 11ème siècle. Dominée par l'impressionnant château de Silves, une forteresse mauresque, la ville offre une vue panoramique sur la campagne et la rivière environnantes. Profitez de temps libre pour flâner dans les rues pittoresques et savourer un café ou une friandise locale dans un charmant café. Ensuite, direction Monchique, paisible ville de montagne nichée au pied du plus haut sommet de l’Algarve, Fóia. Connue pour sa verdure luxuriante, ses maisons traditionnelles blanchies à la chaux et ses vues à couper le souffle, Monchique offre une évasion sereine face à la foule côtière. Veuillez noter : - Les frais d'entrée aux monuments ne sont pas inclus. - Les options en langues Française et Allemande sont sujettes à confirmation.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Commencez votre excursion avec un pick-up à l'hôtel, puis voyagez vers le nord jusqu'à la ville antique de Silves, votre première étape de la journée. Abritant un magnifique château mauresque entouré de maisons au toit en terre cuite, la ville a une histoire et de jolis paysages à mesures égales. Grâce à son emplacement élevé au sommet d'une colline, la ville était un bastion stratégiquement important pour les Maures après leur invasion au VIIIe siècle. Les richesses ont afflué à Silves pendant son apogée du Moyen Âge mauresque pour être anéanties après un siècle de luttes de pouvoir et un tremblement de terre dévastateur. Une grande partie de l'architecture seigneuriale actuelle provient du XIXe siècle, lorsque Silves est revenu au premier plan.
Admirez l'architecture et les sites importants tels que la cathédrale de Silves alors que vous flânez dans les rues qui mènent au château de Silves. Payez l'entrée directement sur place puis rendez-vous à l'intérieur pour visiter l'impressionnante forteresse. Restauré dans les années 1940, le château date du 11e siècle et ses voûtes ont été très bien préservées. Vous profiterez d'une vue imprenable sur la ville et l'Algarve depuis le château puis vous reviendrez à votre autocar avec votre guide.
Dans les montagnes de Monchique, nous irons jusqu'à Fóia, le point culminant de l'Algarve, avec du temps libre pour prendre des photos, visiter un magasin local avec des articles artisanaux et l'occasion de déguster l'une des liqueurs typiques de la région. Admirez la vue depuis Fóia, la montagne de 902 mètres qui domine toute l'Algarve. Imprégnez-vous de la vue depuis le point culminant de l'Algarve, puis retournez à votre autocar pour le trajet de retour à votre hôtel.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
Hôtels situés au centre de Faro, Quarteira, Vilamoura, Albufeira, Armação de Pera, Carvoeiro, Lagos, Portimão, Vau et Alvor. Les détails de la prise en charge vous seront envoyés par e-mail dans les 24 heures après réception de la réservation. Veuillez vous assurer que vous avez bien inséré le nom de l'hôtel ou l'adresse de l'hébergement sur votre réservation. Tous les hébergements ne sont pas disponibles pour la prise en charge à la porte. Si la prise en charge à votre hôtel n'est pas disponible, un emplacement à proximité vous sera fourni. L'heure de prise en charge dépendra de l'emplacement de l'hôtel du client en Algarve.
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
Avis(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.
