Bofinho - Seiça

Although it is long, this stage maintains a steady altitude. After recharging one's batteries in Bofinho, it is time to set off to discover the emblematic “Olho do Tordo”, a spring that arises from a deep well, transforming itself into a stream painted in white in the Spring.

Between Bofinho and Pelmá, you come across oak trees, vineyards, olive groves, karren fields and vetch plantations, the legume which Alvaiázere entitles itself capital of. The municipality of Ourém is reached through Freixianda, whose parish church is worthy of a visit. You can already breathe Fátima on this last stretch of the path. Until one reaches Seiça, the landscape is marked by the medieval vineyard of Ourém, whose origins hark back to the foundation of Portugal and to the times when the king D. Afonso Henriques ceded lend to the Monks of Cister for cultivation. Wine production follows ancestral techniques. Treat yourself to this nectar.

Among the villages that it runs through, in this transition area between the Limestone Massif of Sicó-Alvaiázere and the Estremadura Limestone Massif, visit the parish church of Rio de Couros and Caxarias, whose Square was blessed by Saint Bartholomew. The annual August fair, known as 'Feira das Panelas' (Fair of Pots), is one of the oldest of the municipality.