Alvaiázere → Ansião
Down on paths among olive trees to Ansião.
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Camino Portugués · Stage 7 of 25
Through Ansião and Alvorge, between limestone walls, olive trees and holm oaks, to Rabaçal, known for its Roman villa and its sheep’s cheese.
Profile
Moderate ups and downs across the hills, with good footing and open country.
Town by town
Every town with services along the way. Out of season some bars and albergues close; the app shows you which ones are open near you as you walk.
Good place for lunch
Roman villa and Rabaçal cheese
The route
Down on paths among olive trees to Ansião.
A landscape of stone and pasture.
A quiet stretch to Rabaçal.
Tips
A sheep’s and goat’s cheese typical of the area. Try it with local bread.
In Rabaçal there are remains of a Roman villa with mosaics, a prelude to Conímbriga.
The stony areas get very hot in summer.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Alvaiázere to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 30.7 km. Walking takes between 8 and 9 hours, with short breaks.
Moderate difficulty. Moderate ups and downs across the hills, with good footing and open country.