You will walk next to the train rails and the dual carriageway through all the 24 kilometers
that separate Alhandra and Azambuja, an important village due to its church devoted to
Mary’s Assumption.
Recommendation Pilgrim
There are just a few yellow arrows in the crossings what you should do is continue
straight forward. This is an easy stage for everyone.
Distance and elevation
Stage profile
Route
Itinerary
Km 0 – Inicio
You will leave Alhandra through the Praça 8 de Maio de 1944 square to get to an underpass
that crosses the train rail and the N10. Just before getting here you will cross the
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Portal chapel that will amaze you due to its
beauty. Then you have first to the right and then to the left and you will get to a
roundabout that is the entrance to the dual carriageway. where you have to turn left to
cross all the municipal gardens. Then you have first to the right and then to the left and
you will get to a roundabout that is the entrance to the dual carriageway.
If you continue straight forward you will get to a supermarket where you will turn right
to get to the Castanheira de Ribatejo station. Once you get there, in the next crossing
you have to turn right to get to Vala do Carregado. Once you get there, in the next
crossing you have to turn right to get to Vala do Carregado. You will cross the Alenquer
river through a bridge and then you will continue through the right to get to the end of
today’s stage: Azambuja where is located the Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Assunção that was
built in the 13 century and that was nearly destroyed in the 16 century due to an
earthquake.
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