The Fishermen’s Trail: Day 4 Almograve – Zambujeira do Mar (22km)

We’re heading to the small seaside resort of Zambujeira do Mar today. Zambujeira is 22 kilometres south of Almograve, making this our longest stage to date. The Rota Vicentina website describes the walking as ‘somewhat difficult’ and there’s only 200 … Continued

The Fishermen’s Trail: Vila Nova de Milfontes to Almograve (15.5km)

Today’s stage of the Fishermen’s Trail – from Vila Nova de Milfontes to Almograve – is one of the shortest on the trail. Despite this, the ‘official’ website describes the 15.5km route to Almograve as ‘somewhat difficult’. How this compares … Continued

The Fishermen’s Trail: Porto Côvo to Vila Nova de Milfontes (20km)

After a relatively straightforward day of hiking yesterday, we were ready to tackle Day 2 of the Fishermen’s Trail. The official website describes the 20-kilometre stretch from Porto Côvo to Vila Nova de Milfontes as ‘difficult’, presumably because so much … Continued

The Fishermen’s Trail: Sines to Porto Côvo (20km)

The official start of the Fishermen’s Trail is at Praia de São Torpes, with the first day’s section ending at Porto Côvo. You can reach Praia de São Torpes (from Sines) by bus or taxi, but it means a very … Continued