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cinating library. In the afternoon, we proceed to declaring innocent, went to the judge while he
The path of Santiago Porto and to visit the center. A break for a visit was having lunch with a roast rooster. The con-
Portuguese of one cellar of production of the homonymous victed, to prove his innocence, affirmed that the
rooster would get up from the plate. And…while
wine, in the zone of Vila Nova de Gaia, with a de-
7 days gustation. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and the pilgrim was suppose to be hanged, the roo-
overnight. ster started to sing.
Curiosity: in a few decades the traces of the Por- We proceed to Valenca do Minho, a visit of the
The Portuguese variant of the Pilgrimage towards tugal paths were almost completely lost. They jewel village, fortified in a shape of a star and
Santiago de Compostela: bus tour that recounts have been rediscovered when Pope Leone XIII Portuguese stronghold of the XVII century. In
the routes of the Path on foot and touches its sanctioned the discovery of the rests of Saint the old part there is a curios city of the double,
main stages. Giacomo. formed by two strong squares connected by an
unique bridge on a wide moat. Another bridge
1 Day: Lisbon 5 Day: Porto built by Gustave Eiffel in the 1884, an honor of
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Arrival on the airport in Lisbon. Accommodation Breakfast and a day dedicated to the visit of the the citizens from the zone.
in hotel, dinner and overnight. cultural capital that rises on the nnorthern shore Dishes of the Portuguese Path: the baccalà is
Curiosity: the word pellegrino (pilgrim) comes of the river Douro. A walk between the streets of one of the national plates and along the entire
from the Latin “peregrinus”(foreigner). It was the historic center of Ribeira, declared by UNES- path it could be tasted in many different ways ( Business Proposals in Portugal
used to indicate a person who came from the CO a patrimony of humanity, with many edifices it’s been said that there were 365 recipes, one for
other side of the city’s walls, from over the fields. between which the Cathedral and Terreiro da every day of the year).
Se Romanesque church from the XII century and Arrival in Santiago de Compostela, accommoda-
2 Day: Lisbon the Iglesia de San Francesco, medieval edifice in tion in hotel, dinner and overnight.
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Breakfast and a day dedicated to the visit by bus gothic style. The beautiful Azulejos, the typical
and a guide for the main monuments of the city: ornaments in glazed ceramics and blue, master- 7 Day: Santiago De Compostela
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the Monastery dos Jeronimos, founded in 1502 pieces on opened sky so many visible facades of Breakfast. A day dedicated to the visit of our
and which construction finished in 1572, where the city’s buildings, like outside and inside the last stage and a destination for centuries of the
are the modern thumbs of the explorer Vasco de spectacular Train Station of Sao Bento. Dinner in “pilgrimage” of the faithful: from Plaza del Ob-
Gama and the poet Camoes. We proceed to the hotel and overnight. radoiro, where stands the famous Cathedral del
Tower of Belem, a city’s symbol. Next is a pan- Curiosity: the motivations that lead you to tre- Apostol that guards the thumb of Saint Giacomo
oramic tour of the city, with a view of the quart spass over 600 km of this Path are many, the Apostolo, to Plazas de Praterias, with the Fuente
Alfama with its Cathedral and the Church of main is not technically difficylt, there aren’t de los Caballos. A walk and a visit of the old city,
Saint Antonio. A visit of the Castle of Sao Jorge. mounts to climb on and a good part of the route declared by UNESCO a patrimony of the humani-
Dinner and overnight. is on asphalt. ty. At the end of the visit, a transfer to the airport
Curiosity: there are proves of the presence of for the return at home.
“Order of Santiago della Spada” that served to 6 Day: Porto - Barcelos - Valenca Do Minho - The time of the Portuguese Path: there is a
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protect the pilgamages along the path. Santiago De Compostela (265 km) time difference between the Portuguese time
After the breakfast a break in Barcelos, the place (GMT+1) and the Spanish (GMT+2), Spain is an
3 Day: Lisbon - Santarem - Tomar - Coimbra that bonds the city to its symbol, the famous hour ahead. When you trespass Spain don’t for-
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(230 km) galletto black and red “Galo de Barcelos , a nice get to change your watch one hour ahead.
After the breakfast, departure to Coimbra, with legend has as a protagonist a pilgrim that, direct-
the first break in Santarem, a historic art city be- ly to Santiago de Compostela, was convicted to
tween the most fascinationg of the Portuguese death because of robbery. The pilgrim, that was
path: a roman column founded by Julius Caesar
and right after conquered by the Arabians. Visit
of the main monuments. Tomar
Curiosity: here died the big navigator Pedro Alva-
res Cabral that in the 1500 year discovered Brasil.
We proceed to Tomar, a magical city that ex-
tends between the shores of the river Nabao
with a beautiful historic city dominated by the
Castle fortress of the Temples of the Christ’s Or-
der, a main monument of the village of the XII
century, that has different architectonic styles.
Arrival in the antique university city Coimbra.
Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.
Curiosity: the Path that connects Lisbon to Santa-
rem, Coimbra, Porto and Santiago, is the most vi-
sited path by the pilgrims. The itinerary is rich of
history, monuments, churches and refers to the 307
pilgrims’ world. Unfortunately in the XV century,
the Portuguese path fell into decline to defend
itself from sicknesses such as the plague and re-
ligious wars.

4 Day: Coimbra - Porto (130 km)
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Breakfast and gided visit of the student city,
city of art and bishop’s seat of Portugal. A walk
through the suggestive streets of the historic
center, of its high part and of the low part. A visit
of the antique seat of the University and the fas-
Itinerari Religiosi Religious Tours