Route: Caminhos do Tejo, Santarém-Fátima (Portugal)

Submitted by Roberto Ladeiras on Fri, 08/07/2020 - 02:51pm
Location
Portugal
Distance
57 km
Vertical Gain
1,233 m
Description

FÁTIMA WALKING ROUTES is a network of religious and cultural walking tracks that depart from different locations and end at the Sanctuary of Fátima. They provide those who follow them with a true “spiritual encounter”, in communion with nature and religious and cultural experiences.

Their purpose is to create safe and pleasant conditions for pilgrims and hikers on their way to the Sanctuary of Fátima, avoiding roads with heavy traffic in favour of dirt tracks and quiet rural roads. The tracks travel through a variety of landscapes of great natural

Between SANTARÉM AND FÁTIMA the ways continue through plateaus, mountains and limestone valleys of the Serras de Aire and Candeeiros, characterized by a rugged landscape, where no rivers or streams can be seen. The water flows inside, making this massive limestone a paradise for caving lovers.

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