Castelo de Vide: Fountains

Serra de São Mamede Natural park

Circular walk, 9 km

Route: Castelo de Vide: Fountains

Walk along the fountains in and around Castelo de Vide.

You first walk around Castelo de Vide, from south to north west to north. When you arrive at the northern ring road you climb over a cobblestone road to the city wall that surrounds the old part of Castelo de Vide. You enter the old part through a beautiful city gate. The route meanders through the town to attract as many interesting fountains as possible. You also pass the castle of Castelo de Vide and past most of the churches in the town.

The walk ends with a detour along a newer section with the municipal swimming pools and the football stadium and a path between orchards.

shape
loop
length
8 km 782
location
Portalegre, Portugal
start / arrival
Igreja de Nossa Senhora Dos Remédios, Castelo de Vide
path
road:51%  path:38%  main road:10%  stairs:1% 
elevation
rise: 241m / fall: -241m
lowest: 455m / highest: 598m
 
Photo: Fonte Da Mealhada, Castelo de Vide
Fonte Da Mealhada, Castelo de Vide
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Points of interest

  • Igreja de S. Vicente Ferrer
  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora Dos Remedios
  • Igreja de St. Antonio
  • Antigo Convento de São Francisco
  • Igreja de S. Francisco
  • Igreja de Santa Maria da Devesa
  • Igreja de São João
  • Igreja de Santiago Maior
  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora Da Alegria
  • Igreja de São Salvador do Mundo
  • Capela do Senhor do Bonfirm
  • Camara Municipal de Castelo de Vide
  • CdV 18 Fonte Do Regalo
  • CdV 17 Fonte Da Vale Serrão
  • CdV 01 Fonte Da Mealhada
  • CdV 02 Fonte Dos Besteiros
  • CdV 16 Fonte Da Pedra Do Alentejo
  • CdV 15 Fonte Da Cascate
  • CdV 14 Fonte Do Montorinho
  • CdV 03 Fonte Do Martinho
  • CdV 13 Fonte Do Ourives
  • CdV 11 Fonte de São Tiago
  • CdV 12 Fonte Da Vila
  • CdV 10 Fonte Do Castelo
  • CdV 04 Fonte Do Pêro Boi
  • CdV 09 Fonte Do Bom Jesus dos Presos
  • CdV 08 Fonte de SantAna
  • CdV 07 Fonte Do Penedo Monteiro
  • CdV 05 Fonte Do Cortiço
  • CdV 06 Fonte Da Areia
  • City gate Rua de Santo Amaro
  • Castelo Medieval de Castelo de Vide
  • Castelo de Vide stadspoort
  • Parque 25 de Abril
  • Parque João José da Luz
  • Parque João José de Luz
  • Rua Luís de Camões, Castelo de Vide
  • Estrada da Circumvalação
  • Facho (762m)
  • São Paulo (726m)

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References

Source

We found this trail, ‘PR5 CVD - PERCURSO DAS FONTES NA VILA’, in publication ‘Alentejo Feel Nature - A rede de percursos em natureza’ of Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Alentejo, published by Turismo de Portugal, I.P. in 2015.

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