Coimbra

Figueira da Foz

Discover the 17 parishes that make up the municipality of Figueira da Foz, Coimbra district.

17 Parishes

58,951 Inhabitants

56m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Figueira da Foz

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 8 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

Buarcos

Buarcos

18,386 inh.

Tavarede

Tavarede

10,051 inh.

São Julião da Figueira da Foz

São Julião da Figueira da Foz

São Pedro

São Pedro

2,588 inh.

Lavos

Lavos

3,587 inh.

Alqueidão

Alqueidão

1,485 inh.

Paião

Paião

2,768 inh.

Marinha das Ondas

Marinha das Ondas

3,188 inh.

This route is calculated geographically to minimise travel. Perfect for discovering the municipality at your own pace.

02

Parishes
of Figueira da Foz

17 parishes

Alhadas

Figueira da Foz

Alhadas

Looms clack, pastries steam and pilgrims pass through this Coimbra hill-village above the Atlantic

Alqueidão

Figueira da Foz

Alqueidão

Taste long-matured beef, hike 30-million-year Mondego cliffs and sip coffee from a wind-ruled van

Bom Sucesso

Figueira da Foz

Bom Sucesso

Granite headlands, Maronesa cattle and a single café in Coimbra’s quietest coast

Brenha

Figueira da Foz

Brenha

Stand on 147 m Jurassic cliffs, hear Atlantic breakers, taste Marinhoa beef

Buarcos

Figueira da Foz

Buarcos

Where 150-million-year limestone meets Atlantic surf and Marinhoa beef sizzles in Figueira da Foz

Ferreira-a-Nova

Figueira da Foz

Ferreira-a-Nova

Salt-laced breeze, ox-cart lanes and slow-grown beef in the last ripple before the estuary

Lavos

Figueira da Foz

Lavos

Salt-lashed Lavos hides buried churches, Wellington’s landing beach and moonlit hauls of silver fish

Maiorca

Figueira da Foz

Maiorca

Cabo Mondego fossils, Camino cafés and Marinhoa steak in Figueira da Foz’s ocean-blasted parish

Marinha das Ondas

Figueira da Foz

Marinha das Ondas

Taste salt-kissed beef, hear metronomic waves and read 160-million-year stone ledgers

Moinhos da Gândara

Figueira da Foz

Moinhos da Gândara

Ghost-waterwheels, orchard lanes and €9.50 steak before the dunes of Figueira da Foz

Paião

Figueira da Foz

Paião

Cornfields, Jurassic stone and Atlantic spray meet in Paião, Figueira da Foz

Quiaios

Figueira da Foz

Quiaios

Quiaios blends fossil-studded headlands, dune forests and 5 km of blonde Atlantic beach near Figueir

Santana

Figueira da Foz

Santana

Between Jurassic cliffs and rye-sway fields, the camino trades sand for soil

São Julião da Figueira da Foz

Figueira da Foz

São Julião da Figueira da Foz

Watch xávega boats haul silver at sunrise, then trace pilgrim stones and Manueline fountains.

São Pedro

Figueira da Foz

São Pedro

Salt-laced cottages, Jurassic cliffs and an 1855 lighthouse two minutes from Figueira da Foz

Tavarede

Figueira da Foz

Tavarede

Walk low-rise lanes where wisteria meets onion, kids outnumber cars, and Jurassic cliffs thunder beh

Vila Verde

Figueira da Foz

Vila Verde

Walk ammonite-striped headlands, taste farmhouse Marinhoa beef, then join pilgrims on the coastal Ca

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