Host Towns

Always keeping in mind crossing Portugal from north to south, Transportugal travels the country for a total of 8 days.

Each host town that welcomes the arrival of a stage and the start of the next day has its own personality and centuries-old history.

• Chaves – is a city and a municipality in the north of Portugal. It is 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín (Spain). The population of the entire municipality in 2011 was 41,243, in an area of 591.23 km2. The municipality is the second most populous of the district of Vila Real (the district capital, Vila Real, is 60 km south on the A24 motorway). With origins in the Roman civitas Aquæ Flaviæ, Chaves has developed into a regional center. The urban area or city proper has 17,535 residents (2001). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaves,_Portugal
• Peso da Régua – commonly known as Régua, is a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 17,131 (of which approximately 10,000 are in the town of Régua), in an area of 94.86 km2 (36.63 sq mi) km². https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peso_da_Régua
• Manteigas –

  is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,430 in an area of 121.98 square kilometres (47.10 sq mi). The municipality is located in Guarda District; in Centro Region and Beira Interior Norte Subregion. It is located in the Serra da Estrela Mountains, the highest elevation in mainland Portugal. Cities nearby: Guarda, Seia, Gouveia and Covilhã.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manteigas

• Castelo Branco -is an inland city and municipality in Central Portugal. It has 34,455 inhabitants in its urban area (2021) and is the seat of the district of the same name. The municipality, with 52,272 inhabitants, is made up of 19 freguesias (civil parishes) spread through 1,438.19 km2 (555.29 sq mi), making it the 3rd largest in Portugal by total land area.The municipality is bounded in the north by Fundão, in the east by Idanha-a-Nova, in the south by Spain, in the southwest by Vila Velha de Ródão, and in the west by Proença-a-Nova and Oleiros. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_Branco,_Portugal
• Alter do Chão – is a town and a municipality in the District of Portalegre in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,562 in an area of 362.07 square kilometres (139.80 sq mi). The present Mayor is Francisco Miranda, elected by a centre-right coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the People’s Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. The municipality is famous for its horsebreeding and high school of horseriding.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_do_Ch%C3%A3o
• Évora -is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1,307.08 square kilometers (504.67 sq mi). It is the historic capital of the Alentejo and serves as the seat of the Évora District. Due to its well-preserved old town centre, still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and many monuments dating from various historical periods, including a Roman Temple, Évora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along with Liepāja, Latvia, Évora was chosen to be European Capital of Culture in 2027. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Évora
• Albernoa – is a civil parish in the municipality of Beja, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Albernoa and Trindade. The population in 2011 was 1,032, in an area of 209.39 km2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albernoa_e_Trindade
• Tavira – is a Portuguese town and municipality, capital of the Costa do Acantilado, situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal.[1] It is 28 kilometres (17 miles) east of Faro and 75 kilometres (47 miles) west of Huelva across the river Guadiana into Spain. The Gilão River meets the Atlantic Ocean in Tavira. The population in 2011 was 26,167,[2] in an area of 606.97 km2.[3] Tavira is the Portuguese representative community for the inscription of the Mediterranean Diet as a Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavira