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Alverca do Ribatejo → Vila Franca de Xira
km 0 – 8.6 · 8.6 km
A riverside walk leads to Vila Franca, with its market and bullfighting tradition.
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Camino Portugués · Stage 2 of 25
The stage passes through Vila Franca de Xira, land of fighting bulls and campinos, and follows the Tagus valley between the railway and the lezírias, the river’s floodplains.
Profile
No hills: tracks and pavements beside the river and the national road.
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.
Riverside walk along the Tagus and an albergue
The route
A riverside walk leads to Vila Franca, with its market and bullfighting tradition.
Castanheira do Ribatejo and Vila Nova da Rainha on paths beside the railway. Road sections with a narrow shoulder.
Tips
There are stretches on the N1 with traffic. Walk facing the cars and wear something reflective.
Lots of tarmac and cobbles: dry socks and breaks to take your boots off help prevent blisters.
There are few albergues in Azambuja. Book in spring and autumn.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Alverca do Ribatejo to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 28.1 km. Walking takes between 6 and 7 hours, with short breaks.
Moderate difficulty. No hills: tracks and pavements beside the river and the national road.