Rota Vicentina Association
Volunteering Calendar – Autumn 2025
A fall full of activities and exciting news! Maintenance is coming to the Cycling TrailsThe volunteer season is back, bringing lots of [...]
Long-Term Volunteering with Rota Vicentina: Applications Now Open
Rota Vicentina is opening two long-term volunteering positions, with a monthly grant, for young people between 18 and 30 years old, starting in January 20[...]
“Traveling with Family” in Blue Travel Magazine
Blue Travel magazine dedicated its June/July issue to the theme “Traveling with Family,” giving major prominence to the Alentejo and Vicentina Coast ri[...]
Summary of the 24/25 Volunteer Season
Over 250 kilometers covered and 102 participationsWe’ve reached the end of this season of volunteer activities, and it was undoubtedl[...]
A new Board of Directors for the 2025–2028 term
Program titled “For the Sustainable Future of Nature Tourism in Southwest Portugal” The members of Rota Vicentina elected, on the [...]
Rewilding Portugal and the Greater Côa Valley
Rewilding Portugal and the Ecoturism
It’s Time to Re.Generate, Re.Youthen, Re.Activate and Re.Connect Rural Landscapes
Three Days on the Re-Rural CaravanI signed up for the Re.Rural Caravan, a three-day journey through a new Alentejo, alongside 50 people[...]
FEI-TUR 2025: Rota Vicentina’s Focus on Cycling Trails
Talks, walks, rides, discounts, bike workshop and test drives for all! The 2025 edition of FEI-TUR – the Southwest Tourism Fair, tak[...]
Litter on the Fishermen’s Trail: From Concern to Problem
Lixo no Trilho dos Pescadores
A Film That Is a Success Story
"The Landscape We Choose" – A Film That Fills Us with PrideThe promotional film “The Landscape We Choose” has been a rem[...]
Rota Vicentina welcomes Rozerin to the long-term volunteering program!
Finding My Path: A Journey with Rota VicentinaOlá, I am Rozerin from Diyarbakır, Turkey, and I am originally Kurdish. I was born in 1[...]
Measuring the Carbon Footprint: Project Pegada + Sustentável
Rota Vicentina Takes Another Step in Promoting Responsible TourismRota Vicentina is many things—it is also a network of businesses th[...]
Welcome Ezra!
New Beginnings: My Journey with Rota VicentinaOlá, I’m Ezra, a 22-year-old adventurer from Turkey with a strong love for nature, cul[...]
Rota Vicentina: International Fairs 2025
Are you ready to travel? We are!In 2025, Rota Vicentina is getting ready to travel by participating in a series of international fairs [...]
Rota Vicentina: Participates in local traditions of the Algarve
We were once Again at the Festival da Batata Doce in AljezurThis year, Rota Vicentina returned to the Festival da Batata Doce in Aljezu[...]
A Year with Rota Vicentina: A Journey of Discovery and Transformation
For Martina, long-term volunteer in our Association, the time has come to reflect on the memories collected over the past 12 months in [...]
Cycling in Birdwatching and Observa Lagunas
Rota Vicentina participates in nature eventsThe Birdwatching festival in Sagres and the ObservaLagunas festival in Sto. André marked t[...]
Rota Vicentina receives the medal of tourist merit of Responsible Tourism
At the VII Portuguese Tourism Summit, held in Mafra on September 27th, World Tourism Day, the Rota Vicentina Association received an ho[...]
My Experience as a volunteer in Rota Vicentina
A year in the south-west of AlentejoA year has passed since I arrived in Portugal, in the small town of Odemira. Reflecting on this adv[...]
The JUNTES Festival
A festival to connect!Martina and Nina, volunteer in our Association, are organizing an evening dedicated to Art and Connections, celeb[...]
New applications for one-year volunteering at Rota Vicentina
Are you between 18 and 30 years old? Do you want to contribute to a responsible tourism project on the Alentejo and Vicentina Coast?
FEI-TUR, the SW Tourism Fair
From June 13th to 16th, Rota Vicentina team will be at FEI-TUR in Vila Nova de Milfontes.
Localities: Meeting with Official Partners
Porto Covo, March 6th, 2024.On March 6th we held our 4th Meeting with Official Partners in the low season, in the village of Porto Covo[...]
Welcome, Nina and Martina!
Over the next 12 months, Rota Vicentina Association welcomed Nina and Martina, supported by the European Solidarity Corps.
Donations campaigns post-fires August 2023
The heart of our region burnt heavily during the last few days. From south of São Teotónio to south of Odeceixe, peoples properties, [...]
Rota Vicentina on its way to FACECO
From July 21 to 23, we will be at FACECO - Fair of Cultural and Economic Activities of the Municipality of Odemira, in S. Teotónio.
Breaking news: we have moved!
You can now find our team at our new address: Avenida Teófilo da Trindade N.º6 – Odemira (across from the playground).
The landscape we choose: the new video of Rota Vicentina
Rota Vicentina Association celebrates its 10th anniversary on June 5th, 2023, coincidentally, World Environment Day. To celebrate this day, we will finally[...]
Volunteer for 1 year in Rota Vicentina? Yes, it is possible!
2 one-year volunteer positions in Responsible Tourism area
Springtime splendour on Rota Vicentina highlighted in portuguese magazine Visão Se7e
Peacefulness, breathtaking views and fresh air.This is how the Rota Vicentina is described – and also the Via Algarviana – [...]
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