The Algarve cycling tour starts in the city of Lisbon, Portugal's capital. This city has been influenced by many different cultures over the course of its history and it still maintains a village feeling in each historic neighbourhood. The wide variety of landscapes and heritage is always close by, whether in the north or south of the capital. Fado, prevalent in Lisbon, is a Portuguese traditional music style and is an expression of what it is to be Portuguese. It has been awarded the World Heritage status. You can hear it at night in a fado house or in a traditional neighbourhood.