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![]() The Day 0 is considered the arrival day, when the schedules of the planes or trains are variable. Considering the long distances to travel by car to the program's initial accommodation, this day is usually reserved for accommodation and, if there is time, a short walk around the hotel followed by the presentation dinner. Hotels
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![]() Walking Tour "Arribas do Tejo" - "Tagus River Banks" 16Km - Medium plus difficulty - Accessible to good walkers This is the part of the Alentejo region located to the north of the River Tagus. In mediaeval times, the area was defended by Belver Castle. These were the Lands of Guidintesta, given over to the Order of the Hospital, which built a replica of Jerusalem’s Belvoir Fortress here. The river marks a trail through nature teeming with life; here, too, are megalithic remains, historical defensive structures, ancient but now submerged river and sulphurous spas, and a huge, dammed reflecting pool, bounded by a romantic walkway. |
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![]() Walking Tour "Trilho da Mina de Ouro dos Romanos" -"Roman Gold Mine Trail" 8,5Km - Medium difficulty - Accessible to all walkers More than 2000 years of history await us close to the majestic world geological heritage of Portas de Ródão. In times past and for hundreds of years, the riverbed was "washed" to collect the gold nuggets that sprouted between the rolled pebbles. In addition to fantastic landscapes, this is a journey marked by the history of mankind. |
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![]() Walking Tour "Conquista do Castelo de Marvão" - "Conquest of Marvão Castle" 8,5Km - Medium plus difficulty - Accessible to good walkers Vila de Marvão is a magical place with a medieval castle on top of a rocky hill from which you can see the whole world. Perfectly preserved at the level of houses and knowledge, it is an unmistakable place. In the end, discover the ancient secrets of how wine is produced in huge clay pots and taste the local cuisine. |
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![]() Walking Tour "Escritas de Pedra e Cal" - "Writings in Stone and Lime" 13Km - Medium difficulty - Accessible to all walkers Being in Monsaraz is almost like touching the sky. High on top of its more than three hundred metre altitude, it dominates the surrounding plain and ensures the best views of Lake Alqueva, which almost reaches the base of its rock mass. A location of great landscapes, this village was throughout time chosen by different peoples as a place of dwelling and defence, giving rise to a walled set that marks the skyline and defines the history of the region. Hotels
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![]() Walking Tour "De Évora ao Alto de São Bento " - "From Évora to Alto de São Bento" 7,1Km - Low difficulty - Accessible to all walkers Évora, a historic city in the heart of the Alentejo, is heir to a rich and varied cultural heritage, built and preserved over time. Monuments and noble buildings, in harmony with the popular nature of the urban fabric, make up a whole that has been Unesco World Heritage since 1986. One such example is the unique landscape of the Alto de São Bento, the most important viewpoint overlooking the city of Évora and the surrounding countryside. |
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![]() Walking Tour "Memórias dos Moinhos de Alvito" - "Memories of the Mills of Alvito" 14,8Km - Medium difficulty - Accessible to all walkers When you arrive in Alvito you are at the heart of the Alentejo geographically-speaking, since it is equidistant from practically the entire territory. However, it is also the heart in the emotional sense of the word, based on the authenticity of the abundant historical heritage and a productive rurality based on its agricultural offering. Bearing witness to the area’s cereal producing past are the many windmills that give this route its name. Hotels
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![]() Walking Tour "Rota da Água de Odivelas" - "Water Route of Odivelas" 11,3Km - Low difficulty - Accessible to all walkers These are the great plains that once glowed in the sun with the golden mantle of cereals, dotted with centenary olive groves and scattered holm oaks. Currently the landscapes are becoming greener with the successive advances in irrigation and extensive olive groves, orange groves and almond trees appear. At the top of the hill, Aldeia de Odivelas is vigilant over all these fields and over the stream that it gives its name to, which has always been the reason for settling the inhabitants of this territory. |
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![]() Walking Tour "Rota da Serra de Grândola" - "Grândola Hills" 24Km - High difficulty - Accessible to good walkers In Grândola you will find a sea of green and one of the greatest cork oak forests in the entire Alentejo. Here is a natural space high in ecological value and boasting considerable biodiversity; a space where cork of the highest quality is produced, one of the greatest riches among the forest’s resources. The terrain here is quite hilly, giving you a series of high points from which to admire vast landscapes and valleys with lively bubbling streams. In bygone days, many people called these places home, as can be seen from the numerous “Montes Alentejanos”, hamlets built of lath and plaster and adobe, that dot the Serra de Grândola. Hotels
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![]() Walking Tour "Entre Quintas e Montado" - "Between Farms and Oak Groves" 14Km - Low difficulty - Accessible to all walkers These are the famous lands settled in mediaeval times by the Order of Saint James of the Sword, vital in the conquest and Christianisation of the territory that would later become the Kingdom of Portugal. It is from this memory that the name Santiago derives; and associated with this name is Kassém, from the Arabic, the civilisation that inherited the important Roman metropole of Miróbriga and various Celtic and prehistoric vestiges. Over time, the rural space was divided up and an attractive mosaic of working farms gave way to estates and oak groves that define a landscape of greenery and life. |
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![]() Walking Tour "Costa de Sines" - "Sines Coast" 11,2Km - Low difficulty - Accessible to all walkers Jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, the Sines Peninsula is the westernmost point on the entire Alentejo coast. As a result of its connection to the sea, Sines is a port city, traditionally a base for fishing and, in the last few decades, an important deep-water port where there is a major maritime port. However, the good organisation of the territory in Sines means that magnificent scenery can be enjoyed along the coast, practically on the doorstep of the traditional and historical urban centre. |
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![]() Walking Tour "Rota do Senhor dos Mártires" - "Lord of the Medieval Martyrs Route" 12,5Km - Low difficulty - Accessible to all walkers Exploring Alcácer do Sal is almost like entering the Alentejo through the great Atlantic road, which is the River Sado. A splendid riverside settlement since prehistoric times, its importance grew in the Roman period, as the first port of access to the whole empire. Built in mediaeval times, the castle is one of the most important symbols of the Christian reconquest and of the installation of the order of Saint James of the Sword. The surrounding fields are today immense rice paddies; this cereal crop has made its mark on the landscape, gastronomy and the natural habitats for the fauna and flora. Hotels
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![]() City Tour at Setúbal downtown 2 hours - Cultural tour Setúbal has in its urban downtown traces of ancient times, from the roman period, passing through the medieval walls, to the testimonies of reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake. The medieval doors, the small streets of the moorish quarter and the jewish quarter are still visible with the industrial city of canned fish that was born at the end of the 19th century and the great tourist metropolis of the 21st century. - Free lunch - Transfer to Lisbon Airport - End of program |
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