Portuguese Camino - Lisbon to Coimbra

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Overview
Highlights
- Discovering on foot the small villages and pilgrimage sites along the Camino Portugués
- Exploring historical Tomar and Coimbra and the ruins at Conimbriga
- Experiencing culinary delights of the area
- Enjoying the hospitality of family run hotels
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Itinerary

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and one of the world’s oldest cities: known as Olispio by the Romans, settled by the Visigoths and the Arabs before becoming the base for the “Discoveries’ – Columbus, Magellan and Vasco de Gama all set sail from here. An earthquake i...
Transfer from your hotel to Santa Iria de Azoia (at 8:30am, approx 20mins) where your walk commences. Initially walking through industrial outskirts and modern suburban developments, the last 4km from Alhandra to Vila Franca is riverside and pleasant. Once a Crusader ...
Continue along the river, through flat agricultural land – and a couple of industrial zones – to Azambuja, gateway to the fertile floodplains of the Tagus. Azambuja was home to one of Portugal's most famous female matadors, Ana Maria, and its 'running of the bulls' festival is held in May. Distance 20km/12.5mi
meals : B
Today’s walk follows farm tracks through ‘the market garden of Portugal’, the rich flood plains of the Tagus. Here you’ll find fruit, vegetables and vineyards. Wander through riverside villages before a short uphill to Santarem. Once an administrative centre of the Ro...
Today’s walk again follows rural tracks and lanes and passes through villages along the Tagus. If the weather is dry, consider leaving the new path to visit the town of Azinhaga, birthplace of Portugal’s 1998 Nobel Prize winning writer, Jose Saramago. At Golega, the 1...
Walk along the Tagus via the abandoned manor Quinta da Cardiga with its Manueline portal and 16th and 17th tiles. From here, the countryside changes from alluvial plains to undulating hills as you head away from the river. Continue through woodlands and several villag...
Travelling across flat rural plains, woodlands of pine and eucalypt and several hamlets, today’s walk is peaceful despite being mostly on paved roads. Distance 31km/19mi
meals : B
More flat rural plains today, with vineyards, olive trees and pines the predominant landscape. There are many little hamlets en route and the mid-way town of Ansiao has a Saturday farmers' market. Cross the 17th bridge leaving Ansiao before heading along forest track...
Today's walk takes you through a variety of paths, mostly through farmlands and passing woods. You pass the Roman ruins at Conimbriga where you can stop and discover the many mosaics. Then continue on to the town of Condeixa a Nova where you will overnight. Overnight in Condeixa a Nova. Distance 25km/16mi
meals : B
Today you continue along paved roads and through small hamlets. The trail is undulating around the town of Palheira. Along the way, Cruz dos Mourocos has remnants of a Roman aqueduct and the town of Santa Clara has a dramatic and somewhat macabre story: Dona Ines de C...
Trip concludes after breakfast - or continue along the next stage of the Portuguese Camino to Porto. Coimbra is also a great town for an extra night, please ask for our rates.
meals : B
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