Camino Portugués: Coastal
Self-Guided Tour Lisbon
Lisbon ⇒ Fátima
Our pilgrimage tour from Lisbon to Fátima does not follow the traditional route into the heart of the country, but leads the pilgrims along the coast and delights with fantastic natural experiences.
Tour Type: Self-Guided
Duration: 12 Days Total / 11 Days Walking
Total Distance: 212.8 km. (132.2 mi.)
Difficulty: easy
Average distance: 19.3 km. (12 mi.) / Day
Prices (per person):
Double Room:
Starting from € 820
Single-Occupancy Room:
Starting from € 1.380
What’s Included:
11 nights in single / double room
En-suite facilities
English-speaking emergency assistance
Your full digital Travel Info Package
GPX files
Details ⇒
Your journey will be booked through, and your Travel Package will include all the information you will need to access your lodging locations and to process your check-in.
Attention: To date, this route is sparsely equipped with the known arrows. We provide correct GPX files for download that allows you to always find the way safely with the help of your smartphone.
Optional Add-ons:
Breakfasts (subject to availability)
Lodging for additional night(s) stays
Airport transfers (by taxi)
Details ⇒
Breakfasts are not available everywhere, and they are often served late, starting around 8 am. However, if you wish to include brekfasts, we will be happy to do so, where possible.
Spending an extra night in a given town throughout your journey is often a good idea: you give your body a rest, relax and enjoy exploring the town. In Santiago, two nights are included in most of our Tours by default as we believe it’s the least a Pilgrim would need to enjoy the City; however, you have the option to opt out of it.
We will be happy to arrange for an airport shuttle transfer for you from your airport of arrival to the starting point of your journey. The same goes for the departure, unless you end your journey in Santiago and fly out of Santiago Airport. In that case, a taxi can be easily arranged for the time of your choice directly at the Reception Desk at your Hotel.
What’s not Included:
Flights
Luggage transfer on walking days
Travel Insurance
Tour guide
Meals
Details ⇒
We do not book flights, nor organize any rail or commercial bus-line travel. However, if you need assistance in deciding how to get to and back from your Camino Tour, we will be happy to assist you with tips and ideas!
There are no companies that provide luggage transfers on the Camino Portugués Coastal between Lisbon and Porto. If you wish to make use of this service, you can organize it directly on site through a local taxi company. The accommodations will be happy to help you with the organization.
We strongly recommend to all our travelers to get a Travel Insurance; however, we do not sell any such policies. For our international clients, it is best to get a policy in their country of residence, as some countries offer insurances only to their own residents.
This is a date-flexible tour; therefore, it is self-guided – no Tour Guide will be accompanying you. If you are interested in joining a Group Tour with a Tour Guide, please check our Guided Tours page. (Note: our Guided Tours take place on set dates that are planned ahead.)
Highlights
People from the south of Portugal have been going on pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela already since the Middle Ages. Our pilgrimage tour from Lisbon to Fátima does not follow the traditional route into the heart of the country, but leads the pilgrims along the coast and delights with fantastic natural experiences.
Many routes stretch directly along the sea or above the beach along the steep coast with magnificent views. During detours heading inland, pilgrims experience Portuguese life villages characterized by agriculture.
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In Názare (a local pilgrimage destination itself), this pilgrimage journey leads away from the sea and heads inland towards Fátima, the “modern” pilgrimage site in the center of Portugal.
Over hills and through many forests, the Caminho leads the pilgrim to the destination of this pilgrimage. In Fátima, we recommend that you stay two nights so that you have enough time to visit the holy places and participate in the prayers.
ATTENTION: To date, this route is sparsely equipped with the known arrows. We provide maps with the marked route for download, as well as the correct GPX file that allows you to always find the way safely with the help of your smartphone. If you have any questions in this regard, feel free to contact us.
This “new” route is beautiful, but you should bring some orientation skills and a spirit of adventure. However, it is not necessary to have long-tested knowledge in scouting.
Since there is no English-speaking guide book for this route yet, we provide you with a more comprehensive pilgrim folder containing a lot of information.
Impressions from the Camino
Itinerary
Preliminary overnight stay(s)
Arrive earlier and enjoy this fantastic beautiful city. We will be happy to book one or more nights in a hotel in the center of Lisbon. If you already know Lisbon, we will be happy to book a preliminary stay for you in Estoril, where our pilgrimage tour starts the next day.
Preliminary overnight stay(s)
Arrive earlier and enjoy this fantastic beautiful city. We will be happy to book one or more nights in a hotel in the center of Lisbon. If you already know Lisbon, we will be happy to book a preliminary stay for you in Estoril, where our pilgrimage tour starts the next day.
Day 1: Arrival in Lisbon – Estoril – Praia do Guincho • 11.9 km. (7.4 mi.)
Independent arrival in Estoril and start on the Caminho. Always along the coast, you travel in a large arc to the accommodation located in Praia do Guincho.
Distance: 11.9 km. (7.4 mi.), ↗ 110 m/120 yd, ↘ 100 m/109 yd | Difficulty: Easy
Day 2: Praia do Guincho – Praia das Maçãs • 15.8 km. (9.8 mi.)
In a gentle up and down, the pilgrim is led on this day along the coast through the hills of the hinterland. Over and over again, fantastic views of the sea open up and reward the pilgrim for his/her efforts.
Distance: 15.8 km. (9.8 mi.), ↗ 495 m/541 yd, ↘ 495 m/541 yd | Difficulty: Easy/ Moderate
Day 3: Praia das Maçãs – Ericeira • 23.6 km. (14.7 mi.)
This pilgrimage day begins with the crossing of the beautiful village of Azenhas do Mar. Later on, high above the sea, the route continues inland past fields and through villages to Praia de São Juliano, where you can enjoy the magnificent view while having a cup of coffee. After that, the last kilometers/miles to the city of Ericeira are easier.
Distance: 23.6 km. (14.7 mi.), ↗ 790 m/864 yd, ↘ 775 m/848 yd | Difficulty: Challenging
Day 4: Ericeira – Praia Azul • 21.3 km. (13.2 mi.)
After leaving the urban area, this stage is characterized by the steep coast and many small paths along the way. The route frequently goes down to small, romantic beaches that invite you to go for a swim in the sea. You spend the night in beautiful Praia Azul.
Distance: 21.3 km. (13.2 mi.), ↗ 500 m/547 yd, ↘ 500 m/547 yd | Difficulty: Moderate
Day 5: Praia Azul – Praia de Areira Branca • 22.6 km. (14 mi.)
The Way of Saint James leaves the coast via Santa Cruz and leads you inland through fields with greenhouses, past more and more windmills and through large, friendly villages. In the afternoon, the route goes back to the coast with fantastic views all the way to the “white sand beach.”
Distance: 22.6 km. (14 mi.), ↗ 460 m/503 yd, ↘ 480 m/525 yd | Difficulty: Moderate
Day 6: Praia de Areira Branca – Ferrel • 18.7 km. (11.6 mi.)
This day is one of the most varied. Along the steep coast, through wide cabbage fields, past two beaches and finally through a huge sea of bamboo reeds, interrupted only by agricultural fields, you finally reach Ferrel.
Distance: 28.7 km. (11.6 mi.), ↗ 320 m/350 yd, ↘ 280 m/306 yd | Difficulty: Easy
Day 7: Ferrel – Foz do Arelho • 25.4 km. (15.8 mi.)
This day welcomes the pilgrim with a beautiful path through a large eucalyptus forest that offers a delight fresh scent. The route continues to the lagoon of Óbidos, which is circumnavigated in a long path. The Way of Saint James often leads directly along the water and through reeds and wetlands. The stage destination is the small town of Foz do Arelho, beautifully situated by the lagoon.
Distance: 25.4 km. (15.8 mi.), ↗ 415 m/454 yd, ↘ 440 m/481 yd | Difficulty: Moderate
Day 8: Foz do Arelho – São Martinho do Porto • 14.9 km. (9.3 mi.)
After Foz do Arelho, the pilgrimage route initially stretches along the coast on a ridge. Over and over again, inspiring views of the sea and the green interior open up. On gravel and small tarred roads, the route stretches through woods and small villages. Afterwards, on your way back to the coast, you pass a beautiful mixed forest until the view finally turns to the fantastic bay of São Martinho do Porto.
Distance: 14.9 km. (9.3 mi.), ↗ 250 m/273 yd, ↘ 260 m/284 yd | Difficulty: Easy
Day 9: São Martinho do Porto – Nazaré • 14.4 km. (8.9 mi.)
In the morning, you will walk a little along the steep coast and then continue behind the dunes to Nazaré, the destination of this short and friendly stage. In Nazaré, you can visit the pilgrimage chapel Nossa Senhora da Nazaré on top of the cliff in the afternoon in order to shorten the daily distance the next day. A cable car leads up to the cliff in a very pilgrim-friendly way.
Distance: 14.4 km (8.9 mi.), ↗ 255 m/279 yd, ↘ 250 m/273 yd | Difficulty: Easy
Day 10: Nazaré – Batalha • 27.3/ 26.7 km. (17/ 16.6 mi.)
In the morning, the pilgrim leaves this lively little town, influenced by tourism. Via long forest paths and a few small villages, the pilgrimage continues through the very rural Portuguese interior to Batalha. There, the beautiful Gothic monastery church welcomes the Fátima pilgrims.
Distance from Sanktuario: 27.3 km (17 mi.), ↗ 440 m/481 yd, ↘ 470 m/514 yd | Difficulty: Challenging
Distance from Zentrum: 26.7 km (16.6 mi.), ↗ 475 m/519 yd, ↘ 405 m/443 yd | Difficulty: Challenging
Day 11: Batalha – Fátima • 16.9 km. (10.5 mi.)
Over many hills with very beautiful views, for example back to the monastery church of Batalha, the Caminho leads the hikers through beautiful mixed forests to the longed-for destination of the pilgrimage. Fátima awaits the pilgrims with its basilica and places of worship.
Distance: 16.9 km (10.5 mi.), ↗ 510 m/558 yd, ↘ 235 m/257 yd | Difficulty: Moderate
Day 12: Departure from Fátima
Farewell, Fátima; farewell, Camino – and safe travels on your journey back home or to your next adventure! Or, here is another option well-worth considering: to continue onto our next Part of the Camino Portugués: Coastal, from Fátima to Porto.
¡Buen Camino!
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Tour Combination Options
Our Camino Portugués: Coastal Self-Guided Tour Lisbon can be easily combined with:
Camino Portugués: Coastal
Self-Guided Tour Fátima
Fátima ⇒ Porto