In one small town there were huge houses/mansions. Most were abandoned.

Fountain plaque says 300 km to Santiago!!

Yard art to make pilgrims smile. It did me!

Reconstructed Roman bridge with Roman foundation

Part if trail today through eucalyptus forest

Day 16 Águeda-AlbergariaANova

September 24, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

Day 16 - Águeda to Albergaria-A-Nova
Sunday, September 24.

Started at 7:09 am. Finished at 1:00 pm. 21.3K/13.2m. Walking time 4h22m. Steps 26,890. Calories 993.

Up & out a bit earlier. Beautiful sunny day. Uneventful day. Went by fast. Walked through a few small towns, so quite a bit of pavement. Had some dirt paths through eucalyptus forest too.

One highlight was stopping at Igreja Matrix. They were getting ready to start mass. A lot of younger couples with kids about 6 y.o. were outside and they all filed in together and sat in the front pews. I guess it was a special mass for the kids. Stayed for about 40 minutes and then left. The church was full!Read more