Fishermen’s Trail: Day 9 Carrapateira – Vila do Bispo (16km)

We undertook to walk the Fishermen’s Trail from beginning to end – no ifs no buts – which meant we would be sticking with the ‘difficult’ route to Vila do Bispo today, despite an inland alternative being available. Had I … Continued

The Fishermen’s Trail: Day 7 Aljezur – Vale da Telha (Arrifana) (17.5km)

We celebrate a week on the trail today by walking to Vale da Telha. The official stage of the Fishermen’s Trail ends in Arrifana; however, Harri thought it would be nice to stay overnight in Vale da Telha instead as … Continued

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: walking Portugal’s west coast

We’d planned to walk Portugal’s Rota Vicentina in May 2020 … then a worldwide pandemic hit and, like millions across the world, we had to postpone our travel plans indefinitely. Two years on, we have finally walked the 240-kilometre trail … Continued