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PRIVATE GROUPS
Walls Smugglers Mountains Vultures Water Wine
There is always a time to return to the old smuggler’s
paths, up there where the Alentejo has mountains, where vultures fly
over the cliffs, where the walls divide the chestnut woods. Always the
walls, always the stone, always the granite. Water flows abundantly
over the cliffs and fountains and, at the end of the day, we taste the
wine from the clay pot, a millenary heritage of Roman civilization.
Come
Walking Alone, as a Couple, a Family ou a Small Group of Friends
We choose the best walking routes, we book the accommodation, we reserve
the best restaurants and we propose visits to the most secret cultural
places.
Duration,
Calendar, Group and Details
From 2 to 16 persons
Journeys from 3 to 26 days
All Alentejo territory
Hotel accommodation
Regional food and wine
Prices from 79,00Euros/day
This information must be oficialized by a concret proposal and budget.
Put your questions and ask to info@walkinalentejo.com
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The most recommended programs for this type of groups are the "Walk
In" self-guided programs or participation in scheduled regular
activities. See below for the most popular program proposals for individuals
or small groups.
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view of the Coronavirus pandemic that generated COVID19 worldwide,
all "Walk in Alentejo" walks are CANCELED until the
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Walk
In MARVÃO 
SELF GUIDED PROGRAM
3 or 6 Days Program - January to December
(*)
Groups from 2 participants
The Marvão Village is located on a huge rock, in a quartzite
crest that is part of the Serra de São Mamede. Its foundation
dates back to the 9th century during the Muslim period, having its name
originated in one of its great lords - Ibn Marwan.
Around the high mountains there are several water courses and springs
of pure and crystalline water, which provide the existence of fertile
agricultural land and excellent conditions for human settlement. It
is through these dream scenarios, with a rich and diverse historical
heritage, that it is possible to walk in complete safety on a well-organized
network of walking routes completed with specialized visits to the most
important places in the territory.
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Walk
In FERREIRA
SELF GUIDED PROGRAM
3 or 6 Days Program - January to December
(*)
Groups from 2 participants
Located
on a small elevation, surrounded by extensive plains, the town of Ferreira
do Alentejo is today an important center of agricultural production
with emphasis on the cultivation of olive groves and the production
of olive oil. Legend has it that here there was a city with a Roman
foundation called Singa, which was defended from barbaric invasions
by the wife of a blacksmith, armed with strong iron mallets. Thus the
name of the village would have been born. Only the memory of the Medieval
Castle remains, as its stone was demolished in the 19th century to be
used in the construction of the village houses and in its place to be
built the cemetery. It becomes incredible as in lands with little relief
and elevations, but strongly marked by water lines and irrigation systems,
you can find such distinct landscapes and historical heritages so rich
since a distant past.
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Walk
In MONSARAZ
SELF GUIDED PROGRAM
3 or 6 Days Program - January to December
(*)
Groups from 2 participants
At the top of a rock, in the past almost impossible to reach, rises
the Medieval Village, once a stronghold of Muslim peoples and Christianized
by the advance of the first kings of Portugal. The old Arab castle grew
and a whole line of walls defended the Medieval VIla which, today, has
become a living museum with landscapes overlooking the plains and the
Great Lake Alqueva. The walking routes of this program will go through
ancestral paths around Monsaraz and in the surrounding region in a program
that discovers hidden treasures and local populations that keep this
piece of land alive.
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Walk
In ROTA VICENTINA
SELF GUIDED or GUIDED PROGRAM
3 or 26 Days Program - September
to May (*)
Groups from 2 participants
Rota
Vicentina is the best linear hiking route in Portugal, with high beautiful
landscape, a territory of sublime landscapes, where the Atlantic coast
and the old ways of the pilgrims who crossed the Alentejo. All along
the most beautiful and best preserved coastline of Southern Europe.
There
are many options for walking the more than 420 kilometers of trails
where besides the good signage is important to have the service of guides
Walk in Alentejo. Comprising the Historical Way,
the Fishermen’s Trail and several Circular Routes, proposes a
unique experience of two worlds, between a living and authentic rural
culture and a surprisingly wild coastline – fully within Sw Alentejo
and Vicentina Coast Natural Park.
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Walk
In Caminho de Santiago
ALENTEJO - RIBATEJO - LISBOA TAGUS RIVER - ALGARVE
GUIDED OR SELF-GUIDED PROGRAM
The
Caminho de Santiago is a message of hope that goes back to the days
of the Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula. Throughout the conquest
of the lands from the Moors, called "infidels" for professing
Islam, the new colonizers got used to giving thanks by returning, with
cross and shell, along the paths that once served to advance with the
sword. Perhaps in a desperate gesture of repentance, they seek redemption
from sins and eternal divine indulgences. Currently, the Caminho de
Santiago has an incredible demand, with some still searching for such
faith in the apostle São Tiago and many for reasons of personal
introspection, meeting with themselves or discovering new landscapes
and inspirations.
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EN2 National Road Best Trails
11 Days Program - October to May (*)
Groups from 6 to 16 participants
The EN2 National Road is one of the three transnational roads in the world,
which crosses all of Portugal, from the northern border, with Spain, to
the Atlantic, in the south. It covers ten municipalities in the territory
of Alentejo, where we choose the best walking routes closer to the EN2.
Walking all over the Alentejo seeing and feeling the different landscapes,
taking the EN2 is a unique experience to live in the Alentejo.
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Magnificent
Castles of Alentejo
FIVE DIFFERENT ROUTES
- NORTH, CENTRAL (2), SOUTH and COAST
The castles of Alentejo are a fundamental part in the historical and tourist
affirmation of the territory. Built over several centuries, they aimed
to protect villages, cities and populations, always affirming the independence
of Portugal and the defense of the nation. Today they mark the landscape
of the Alentejo and are an important cultural heritage and a source of
pride for those who live in its proximity and for those who visit and
learn more from the history of these places. Visitors from all over the
world have a special attraction for Castles and a region like the Alentejo
is a privileged destination to get to know them through excellent walks.
In all the walking routes of these programs it is possible to see, walk
or visit the Castelo do Alentejo associated with it.
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Hotel
Monte Filipe
Walking & Hiking Programs
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3
to 6 Days Program - January to December (*)
Groups from 2 participants
The
Hotel Monte Filipe is a modern and elegant accommodation unit - 4 Star
Hotel - built in 2012. It has 50 rooms equipped with all amenities and
is integrated in a rural environment, next to the village of Alpalhão
in Alto Alentejo. The name of the hotel comes from the ancestral name
of the hill where it is located, in full rural surroundings, but practically
in the center of the village of Alpalhão. It has easy access by
the main communication routes and is located at exactly the same distance
from several historical locations, places of interest and diverse and
sublime landscapes.
Hotel Programs are based on a hotel unit, the best trails
in the vicinity are covered, with a complementary program of high quality.
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Hotel
Rural Santo António Walking
& Hiking Programs
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3
to 6 Days Program - January to December (*)
Groups from 2 participants
The
Hotel Monte Filipe is a modern and elegant accommodation unit - 4 Star
Hotel - built in 2012. It has 50 rooms equipped with all amenities and
is integrated in a rural environment, next to the village of Alpalhão
in Alto Alentejo. The name of the hotel comes from the ancestral name
of the hill where it is located, in full rural surroundings, but practically
in the center of the village of Alpalhão. It has easy access by
the main communication routes and is located at exactly the same distance
from several historical locations, places of interest and diverse and
sublime landscapes.
Hotel Programs are based on a hotel unit, the best trails
in the vicinity are covered, with a complementary program of high quality.
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