No services.
Pass straight through Fonte Coberta.
At the end of town the signage has been improved, and a picnic area has been built (but the fountain has not been connected). Turn Left here and onto a wonderful track to Poço.
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No services.
Pass Left through Poço and descend through the forested hillside all the way to the museum and ruins of Conímbriga.
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Conímbriga is not a town as much as it was a town; in fact, it was quite important to the Romans whose footprint still exists here.
Allow for some time to explore the museum, the only option for food or drink is in the visitor center.
Folgen Sie der Straße, welche die Ausgrabungsstätte verlässt. Biegen Sie an der ersten Kreuzung rechts ab und gehen Sie geradeaus in Richtung und unter der Autobahn durch.
Nachdem Sie die Autobahn hinter sich gelassen haben, kommen Sie an einer Reihe von Weilern vorbei (Valada, ...
Accommodation in Conímbriga
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Albergue privado de Conímbriga Private
Rua da Lagoa, 15
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At or around Orelhudo a new type of camino marker appears. They are beautiful but not bountiful, always appearing at the beginning and sometimes at the end of town but seldom in the middle. Arrows will keep you on the camino in between them.
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To leave town, continue along the road you came in on to the roundabout with the clinica.
Turn Right there and pass under the N1 highway.
Turn Left at the next main road and follow it to the town of Pousada.
In Pousada turn Right past the church and then Left onto the dirt...
Accommodation in Cernache
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Albergue de Cernache Municipal
Álvaro Anes, 37
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10 | 8€ |
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Bigger than the average village but with no services for pilgrims.
Der Weg durch den Ort ist gut markiert, ebenso wie der Weg hinaus.
Nach Überqueren der N1 biegen Sie rechts ab, dann links jeweils bergauf. Wenn Sie an einer T-Kreuzung ankommen, nehmen Sie den steilen Weg geradeaus, bis zum Alto de Santa Clara.
Arrows lead you easily out of town, and steeply downhill to an intersection where you turn Left to follow a road parallel and immediately adjacent to the highway.
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The camino crosses over the highway and passes underneath an arch of the aqueduct. You will shortly come to the suburbs of Santa Clara. At the large SANTA CLARA roundabout turn Right. Stay on this road until the next roundabout, crossing it to exit the opposite side.
Stay on this road; it...
Accommodation in Santa Clara
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Albergue de Peregrinos Rainha Santa Isabel Parochial
Alto de Santa Clara
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18 | 10€ |
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Coimbra is the third largest Portuguese town along the camino and offers all services and numerous accommodation options, but no pilgrim specific albergues yet... apart from the Santa Clara Convent on the other side of the river.
If you are not staying here, avoid the temptation to...
Coimbra was the capital of Portugal during the 12th and 13th centuries, it lost prominence to the port of Lisbon but gained instead the University of Coimbra which remains the oldest university in the Portuguese speaking world.
Fireworks on the 4th of July, in celebration of Queen Elizabeth of Portugal.
If you are keen to pass through Coimbra, turn left after crossing the bridge and begin following the river walk. It will pass underneath the highway and then veer right to parallel a canal (on your left).
Stay on this paved road through a roundabout and soon you will have a...
Accommodation in Coimbra
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Olive Street House Private
Azeiteira, 58
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Hostel Sé Velha Private
Norte, 11/13
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Dream On Coimbra Hostel Private
D. Afonso Henriques, 31
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19 | 16€ |
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Grande Hostel Private
Antonio de Quental, 196
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33 | 18€ |
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Coimbra Portagem Hostel Private
Couraça Estrela, 11
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Serenata Hostel Private
Largo da Sé Velha 21-23
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50 | 17€ |
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BE Coimbra Hostels Private
Corvo, 33
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Pousada de Juventude Coimbra Private
Henriques Seco, 14
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70 | 11€ |
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Pensão Santa Cruz Pension
Praça 8 de Maio, 21
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Hotel Avenida ⭑ Hostal
Emídio Navarro, 37
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Hotel Jardim ⭑⭑ Hotel
Emídio Navarro, 65
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Hotel Ibis ⭑⭑ Hotel
Emídio Navarro, 70
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Hotel Domus Hotel
Adelino Veiga, 62
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Hotel Astoria ⭑⭑⭑ Hotel
Emídio Navarro, 21
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Sofia Chill House Closed
Sofia, 56
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21 | 15€ |
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Cross the bridge over the canal which you have been walking along and you are in Adémia de Baixo.
You will pass Fornos (no services) along the way. In Fornos, keep to the Left at the first fork (a big garage door with blue tiles above). Cross a roundabout and turn uphill all the way to...
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In Fornos, keep to the left at the first fork (a big garage door with blue tiles above). Cross a roundabout and turn uphill all the way to Trouxemil, passing underneath the A1.
Accommodation in Fornos
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Casa Morais Casa Rural
Rua Capela
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Pass through Trouxemil on the main road, straight through. The town is spread out along this road all the way to Sargento Mor which is also spread out along the road. Continuous asphalt the whole way.
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A bar and two mini markets along the main road. Follow it all the way to Barcouço (Santa Luzía on some maps).
Der Camino verlässt die Straße am Ortseingang in der Nähe des Restaurants Manuel Julio.
Also known as Santa Luzía.
Turn Left off the N1 at the start of town. DO NOT stay on the road to Lendiosa.
The camino leaves the N1 and paved roads and into a eucalyptus forest. It will take you to Lendiosa by way of Mala.
When the camino emerges onto a paved road, follow...
Turn Right at the start of Lendiosa, at the bus stop. The arrows lead you to a road which ends into a trail. This trail will take you to the outskirts of Mealhada, via a roundabout with a statue of Bacchus seated atop a wine barrel.
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Vegetarians avert your eyes, Mealhada is Portugal’s center of leitões (suckling pig).
Der Camino verlässt die Stadt entlang der Autobahn in Richtung des Vorortes Sernadelo, wo sich die private Herberge befindet. Der Pfeil für die Abzweigung von der Hauptstraße ist nicht leicht zu sehen, bei der Abzweigung befindet sich das Restaurante Tipico mit einer massiven...
Accommodation in Mealhada
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Hotel Restaurante Oasis Hotel
Floresta ,Nº39 (N1)
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Hotel Quinta dos Três Pinheiros Hotel
Estrada Nacional 1
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The albergue known as Hilarios is in Sernadelo and is located just past the turn that takes you off the main road to the right.
Accommodation in Sernadelo
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Albergue de Peregrinos Sernadelo - Hilarios Private
da Restauração 30
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