ALT PR2 - Rota do Castelo da Seda walking

Alter do Chão 10.4 kms 03:30:00

Description

A journey featuring moments of rare beauty as you walk along the banks of the Ribeira da Seda and through vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see. After a short initial stretch through town, the entire route follows easily accessible rural paths and roads with breathtaking scenery.

Leave Rua 1º de Maio and turn right, go up Rua do Poço and continue along the white houses of Vila de Seda, via Rua Cândido dos Reis, Rua 5 de Outubro, and finally Rua do Castelo. After admiring the view from the lookout point, where the now-demolished Seda Castle once stood, walk back down the path a short distance and turn left down the small steps of Ribeirinho. Take the descending rural path and turn left at a sharp curve at the first fork. Follow the rural path, which further ahead begins to follow the left bank of the Ribeira da Seda, until you reach the paved surface of the old road.

Pass by the picnic area and come to the Roman Bridge of Vila Formosa, which you cross, continuing along the abandoned paved road. At the junction with the road, turn left onto the Vila Formosa road, admiring the fabulous Alentejo hills, the pools of water formed in the agricultural dams, and the vineyards and olive groves stretching as far as the eye can see. In the distance, on the horizon, the sight of Vila da Seda stirs the emotions of those walking. Cross the Ribeira da Seda again via a modest road bridge and, upon reaching the village, turn left at the first street and then right, leading to the Mother Church. Head down to the left toward Rua Cândido dos Reis and continue to Poço Novo, where the journey began.