Parque das Nações (Lisboa)

Camino Portugues

To end of camino
599.2
Altitude
30

Lisbon

8.00

Parque das Nações (Lisboa)

4.40

Sacavém

Services
ATM
Yes
Bar
Yes
Bus
Yes
Bus Terminal
Yes
Grocery
Yes
Medical Center
Yes
Pharmacy
Yes
Train
Yes

Also known as Oriente, and home to Lisbon’s bus and rail stations, as well as the furthest metro stop near the camino. 

As the name suggests, it is a large park and exposition center and was the site of the 1998 Lisbon Expo. It remains a popular spot for locals and makes for the first green space to rest in since leaving the center of Lisbon.

The park here is named after the river adjacent, the Tejo. In English, you have likely heard it as the Tagus, and it is the longest river on the Iberian peninsula. The name Tejo or derivations of it (Alentejo, Ribatejo, etc. ) will be repeated over the course of the next 50km.

There are plenty of services along this stretch through the Parque, but they are all located just off the camino to your left. 

Between here and Azambuja the camino is largely through industrial areas and along the road. If you planned on skipping any part, turn left here towards the Oriente train station and grab the commuter train to Azambuja; it costs about 4€, runs every 30 minutes, and takes less than an hour.

The Road

Well marked but not much to look at, the camino turns inland at Sacavém. The park ends in a parking lot and follows a wide joggers path along the canal.

You will follow this canal inland, around a heavily developed hillside along the Rio Trancao, and then back to the Rio Tajo near Póvoa.

City Map

Comments

All Caminos App User (not verified)

I plan to walk Camino in a few days, going from Lisbon to Santiago. Are there plenty of rooms/beds available? I am 75 in ok shape.

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

You can get a stamp at Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Navigentes church office. The staff is kind and helpful. Just before the Vasco da Gama bridge.