EVENT: Walking in Santiago do Cacém, Sines, Porto Covo and a visit to Pessegueiro Island

DATE OF REALISATION: 4th and 5th July 2026

ENROLMENT DEADLINE : 30th April 2026

EVENT DESCRIPTION: “Walking in Santiago do Cacém, Sines, Porto Covo and Visit to Pessegueiro Island”

This activity will take us on a pleasant walk in Santiago do Cacém, a visit to the Roman ruins of Miróbriga and a trip to Sines, where we will stay in a 4-star hotel. Sunday is reserved for a unique visit to Pessegueiro Island, ending with a short walk in Porto Covo. Come with us and you won't regret it! Limited places

These are some of the most important places we'll be visiting during this event: 

• Santiago do Cacém
• Santiago do Cacém Castle
• Mother Church
• Misericórdia Church
• Pelourinho
• Rio da Figueira Urban Park
• Tapada dos Condes de Avillez Garden
• Mill, Nora and Swimming Pool
• St George's Fountain
• Visit to the Roman Ruins of Miróbriga
• Sines Tour - Castle, Castle Viewpoint, Vasco da Gama Statue, Beach, etc.
• Tour of Porto Covo
• Visit to Pessegueiro Island
• Natural landscapes

TIME: Departure from Lisbon at 7am
RETURN: Arrival in Lisbon at 7.30pm

4th July (Saturday)

Walking: “Historical Way of Santiago do Cacém”

Points of interest: Santiago do Cacém, Historic Centre, Figueira River Urban Centre, Tapada dos Condes de Avillez Garden, Castle and Natural Landscapes

This route takes us to the historic centre of the city with the greatest historical and cultural interest on the Alentejo coast, also passing by the Roman ruins of Miróbriga. The castle, from the Islamic period, and the Mother Church, from the 13th century, are both national monuments. The narrow streets show examples of popular architecture, but also imposing stately homes from the time of the great lords of the land, when agriculture and livestock farming were based on cereals, fruit and cork, horse, mule, ass, cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. In the 19th century, the town enjoyed great prosperity: there were cork factories, sawmills and carpentry shops, mills, forges, workshops, blacksmiths and locksmiths, in a dynamic that attracted lawyers, pharmacists, grocers and farm traders and encouraged the opening of cafés, collectives and cultural and recreational associations, such as the Harmony Society, the oldest collective in the country.

Route length: 10 kilometres

Estimated duration: 3h30

Level of difficulty of the route: 3 (Scale of 1 to 5)

1pm - We suggest the picnic option, which is the responsibility of each participant.

15h00 - Visit to the Roman Ruins of Miróbriga

The ruins of the Roman city of Miróbriga, abandoned in the 5th century AD, include residential buildings, a hippodrome, thermal baths, a forum, temples and a bridge. There aren't many well-preserved Roman cities in Portugal, which makes Miróbriga a very special archaeological site, where you can see the sophisticated workings of the baths, with public bathing rooms at different temperatures. Also well preserved are the forum and the commercial area, with various shops, taverns, etc.

16.30 - Short walk in Sines

18h15 - Check-in at the 4-star hotel in Sines

19h45 - Suggested Group Dinner

5th July (Sunday)

“Visit to Pessegueiro Island and walk in Porto Covo”

10h - Boat trip to Pessegueiro Island

Pessegueiro Island is around 340 metres long and 325 metres wide and is just 250 metres from the current coastline. It is a piece of fossilised dune made up of sandstone. As the name suggests, this rock results from the aggregation of sand grains by a natural cement, often calcium carbonate, which comes from shell fragments in the sand. The island of Pessegueiro is therefore an emerged piece of a huge fossil dune, largely submerged today. In fact, the sandstone resulted from the consolidation of ancient dunes, formed when the sea was a few kilometres back from the current coastline (marine regression). Today, Pessegueiro Island functions as a gigantic breakwater, providing an excellent natural shelter for anchoring boats. In fact, two harbour establishments are documented on the island, one of the Iron Age and another from Roman times. The use of the island during the Roman occupation is better documented, since the works carried out at that time almost completely destroyed the Iron Age structures. In any case, occupation was seasonal and the island remained heavily dependent on the mainland.

12h00 - Porto Covo coastal walk

Points of interest: Praia da Baía de Porto Covo, Praia dos Buizinhos, Miradouro de Porto Covo, Praia Pequena, Praia do Banho, Praia da Gaivota, Praia do Espingardeiro and Praia Grande, etc.

The route runs along the north coast of Porto Covo, passing several beaches and viewpoints with fantastic views of the coastline.

Route length: 3 kilometres

Estimated time: 1 hour

Level of difficulty of the route: 2 (Scale of 1 to 5)

13h00 - Restaurant lunch suggestion

Points of interest: Visit to Pessegueiro Island and stroll along the Porto Covo coastline

16h15 - End of activity and return to Lisbon

Equipment: Suitable footwear and clothing for hiking/walking

Registration fee:

Price includes:

- Minibus/tourist van transport from Lisbon to each of the places described above
- 2 Walks and the route described above
- Accommodation in a 4-star hotel, breakfast included
- Entrance ticket to the Roman Ruins of Miróbriga
- The proposed accommodation option includes various room types
- Guided Walks
- Compulsory insurance

NOTE: At the request of the boat operator, the Visit to Pessegueiro Island costs €20 per person, to be paid on the day of the tour in cash directly to the Boat Master. 

Prices with transport

Price in double room: 220€
Price in single room: 260€

Values without transport

Price in double room: 160€
Price in single room: 200€

Seat reservation fee: 50€

THE POSSIBILITY OF CAR-POOLING AMONG PARTICIPANTS IF THEY WISH, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO USE OUR TRANSPORT AND DON'T MIND SHARING OR HITCHHIKING WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS.

Prices valid until 25th April. From that date onwards the prices are 250€ and 290€ respectively (option with transport).

Notes: 

a) Registrations are limited and accommodation options are limited to availability at the time of booking.

b) If you have a group interested in this trip, contact us, we have personalised solutions.