Pilgrims on the road and friends along the way send me changes every day, and they go out the same day. The Camino Portugués app carries all of it offline, and it's still being built — new features arrive routinely.
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Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vila Nova da Barquinha | 2.2 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Atalaia | 4.5 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Asseiceira | 12.9 | ✓ Yes | — No | |
| Tomar | 23.0 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Calvinos | 33.8 | ✓ Yes | — No |
The Quinta da Cardiga is a former Templar estate — one of several along this stretch of the Tejo valley where the Order held extensive properties. The palace is abandoned and boarded up, left to slow decay behind its graffiti-covered walls. With no inhabitants, it makes a shady rest stop.
The Templars received these lands from Afonso Henriques in the 12th century as a reward for their help in the Reconquista. When the Order was dissolved in 1312, the Portuguese crown transferred its assets to the newly created Order of Christ, which continued to operate from Tomar.
Leave town by passing over the bridge and turning left. The path with take you all the way to Vila Nova da Barquinha, passing the small hamlet of Pedregoso along the way.
6. March 2024 - 11:59
Definitely a potential filming location for a horror and/or zombie movie.
6. June 2023 - 17:59
Probably unnecessarily, but as a solo female pilgrim, I was surprised by this abandoned town and walked extra fast through it.
24. March 2023 - 22:49
My wife’s favorite place on the Camino! For some reason it spoke to her. Actually quite amazing walking by it on a rainy afternoon.
A treasure waiting to be re-woken from many years of slumber.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.