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Towns worth discovering along the Camino de Santiago, chosen by our team. Open one to see its history and sights, and where to stay.
24 towns on the Caminho Português Central do Sul
View on the mapSanta Margarida da Serra is the resting place before the mountain: a church that was already considered dilapidated in 1513 and whose porch sheltered travellers crossing the Serra de Grândola, plus a fountain from 1843. A break is enough, then 12.2 kilometres and the steep climb to Penha de França await you on the way to Grândola.
Caminho Português Central do SulSantiago do Cacém carries your patron saint in its name: in 1186 the castle passed to the Order of Santiago, and in the church by its wall James has been fighting in stone since the 14th century. Outside the town lies Roman Miróbriga. At 227.1 kilometres from Faro, you are halfway along the way here.
Caminho Português Central do SulCaminho Central Via AtlanticoFor a long time Santo Estêvão was a place at the end of the road: until the 1950s only one country road led here, and it stopped here. For pilgrims it is the end of the stage after 16.7 flat kilometres through the Charneca, with a shop and a pharmacy. Tomorrow the Lezíria awaits, with no shade, all the way to Samora Correia.
Caminho Português Central do SulSão Domingos is the larder before the loneliest stage of the way: a village with a shop, a cash machine, a public shower and an old mill that now houses a flour museum. After 28.1 flat kilometres from Fornalhas Velhas you sleep here, and tomorrow brings almost 21 kilometres with no services at all.
Caminho Português Central do SulSão Martinho is more a parish than a village: 349 people on almost 89 square kilometres, once a priory of the Order of Santiago, and since 1966 with its seat in Casebres, one kilometre before. There you split the 44.2 km from Alcácer do Sal to Vendas Novas in half, and the Junta de Freguesia looks after pilgrims.
Caminho Português Central do SulVendas Novas is a rest stop, and has been for centuries: an inn on the road from Lisbon to Évora grew into a town, in 1728 João V had a palace built here in less than a year as a station for a royal journey, and today travellers stop for the bifana. Take one with you; it is 32.9 km to Branca.
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