Trip
The Fishermen's Trail
Four days walking south along the Alentejo cliffs from Porto Covo to Odeceixe, mostly in sand, entirely within sight of the Atlantic.
12 April 2025 – 16 April 2025 · 4 stories
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66.8 km8 located photos4 stops
Odeceixe, Algarve
Odeceixe, Where the River Wins
A last stage over the regional border, ending at a beach with a river running down the middle of it.
16 April 2025
Zambujeira do Mar, Alentejo
Wind, and a Village on a Ledge
The Nortada gets up around eleven and by two it is walking with you whether you like it or not.
15 April 2025
Almograve, Alentejo
The Storks That Nest on Sea Stacks
There is exactly one place on Earth where white storks nest on Atlantic sea stacks, and you walk straight past it.
14 April 2025
Vila Nova de Milfontes, Alentejo
Seventeen Kilometres of Sand
Nobody tells you that the Fishermen's Trail is mostly walking uphill in soft sand.
13 April 2025