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Santarém → Azinhaga
km 0 – 23.6 · 23.6 km
Down to the river and long farm tracks through Vale de Figueira and Pombalinho.
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You drop from Santarém into the Tagus valley and cross fields and small villages to Azinhaga, birthplace of José Saramago. The stage ends in Golegã, famous for its horse fair.
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You start by descending the hill of Santarém and the rest is flat, among crops and cork oaks.
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.
Birthplace of José Saramago
National Horse Fair in November
The route
Down to the river and long farm tracks through Vale de Figueira and Pombalinho.
The last flat stretch, between horse farms.
Tips
The Saramago Foundation has a small space in his home village. A stop with history.
If you pass around St Martin’s Day, the Horse Fair fills the town: book well in advance.
Services are scarce until Azinhaga.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Santarém 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 7 and 8 hours, with short breaks.
Moderate difficulty. You start by descending the hill of Santarém and the rest is flat, among crops and cork oaks.