Santiago do Cacém
If you set off from Cabo de São Vicente on foot and follow the 263-kilometre Historic Way then sooner or later you’ll arrive at Santiago do Cacém. The town marks the most northerly point of the Rota Vicentina region, a … Continued
Alentejo road trip
As enthusiastic hikers, our holidays have almost always focused on walking. Then a leg injury (mine) forced us to rethink our travel plans. Thus, we found ourselves embarking on an Alentejo road trip. We’d never been on a road trip … Continued
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Central Portugal: Porto Novo to Lisbon
When Harri tried to recharge the iPad in our hotel room last night, the device had overheated and subsequently refused to switch back on. He’d used online mapping continually on this trip and had carefully plotted our route from Porto Novo to … Continued
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Central Portugal: Exploring Coimbra
For some reason – and I’m struggling to remember what it was now – I didn’t include Coimbra on the list of places I wanted to visit on our hiking trip around Central Portugal. With hindsight, it seems unimaginable that this university town midway between … Continued
