Vila Pouca de Aguiar (Portugal) - from June 29 to July 6, 2024
From 29 June to 6 July 2024, during the 18th European Week of the UECT, cycle tourists from all over Europe will be welcomed at Vila Pouca de Aguiar (Portugal) town of 13,000 inhabitants, situated at an altitude of 771 metres, on the mythical N2 motorway, located 120 km to the north-east of Porto and 30 km north of Vila Réal. The Spanish border is only 50 km away and Santiago de Compostela 230 km away. >>> SITE MAP
Vila Pouca de Aguiar and its tourist surroundings are to be discovered on Planet Portugal it is a region close to the Douro, favorable to cycling with its small roads in a bucolic nature of high pastures.
The city qualifies as the capital of granite. This is justified by the extraordinary quality of marble from the mines exploited in the region.
The thermal baths of Pedras Salagas from which the waters of the famous Bock beer are drawn, are 6.5 km way and will host the Opening Ceremony of this event..
The climate is oceanic with temperate summers due to the nearby Atlantic Ocean, average summer temperatures of about 20 ° C – 27 ° C in July.
Weather forecast Vila Pouca de Aguiar
>> The perspectives of Pouca de Aguiar
>> Cycling in à Vila Pouca de Aguiar
>> Alto Tâmaga and the Barroso region
>> Alvão Lake
In close collaboration with the UECT, the Portuguese seorganisers of the FPC Cyclotourism Federation and the Municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar will welcome you at the "administrative" centre which will be located in the Dr Gomes da Costa Sports Pavilion - Av. Dr Carlos Alberto de Sousa - Vila Pouca de Aguiar where the following events will take place :
=> home
=> the permanence
On the Practical Info page of the same site, you can find out more about :
=> the federal UECT campsite and other accommodation
=> excursions
=> the restoration
=> road cycling routes
=> the animations.
For all information concerning : the registration and camping file : info@uect.org ( answer in French/English)
about the organization in in Vila Pouca de Aguiar : sect24@fpciclismo.pt ( answer in French/English/ Portuguese).