Marvão Walled Town and Castle – Marvão Castle loop from Valencia de Alcántara

Valencia De Alcantara

Valencia De Alcántara

Marvão Walled Town and Castle – Marvão Castle loop from Valencia de Alcántara

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Marvão Walled Town and Castle – Marvão Castle loop from Valencia de Alcántara

04:14

81.7km

1,300m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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After 2.94 km for 129 m

After 43.0 km for 167 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.00 km

Fortress Castle of Valencia de Alcántara

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The fortress castle is a Muslim fortification dating from the 13th century, rebuilt by the Order of Alcántara and remodeled over the years due to the numerous Portuguese offensives.

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25.3 km

Cidade romana de Ammaia

Nature Reserve

29.9 km

Climb to Porto da Espada

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Short port but with ramps of 9/10% unevenness

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42.5 km

Marvão Walled Town and Castle

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It's a hard climb up to Marvao and our route took us us v steep cobbles. Fine on mountain bike but hard on fully laden tandem. The main road will …

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43.4 km

Marvão Castle

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What a nice place, enormous castle with fantastic view, amazing. Definitely worth looking at

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44.1 km

Marvão Castle

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The climb culminates in a beautiful walled town and a well-preserved castle.

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50.6 km

Green Butterfly

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Amazing place, great restaurant. Deserves any ride to taste this amazing food. The best place to eat after climbing MARVÃO.

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81.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.5 km

32.0 km

12.3 km

970 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

68.4 km

13.0 km

333 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 4 November

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Marvão Walled Town and Castle – Marvão Castle loop from Valencia de Alcántara

Fortress Castle of Valencia de Alcántara

Climb to Porto da Espada

Marvão Walled Town and Castle

Marvão Castle

Marvão Castle

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