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Alenquer

Discover the 11 parishes that make up the municipality of Alenquer, Lisboa district.

11 Parishes
44,442 Inhabitants
111m Avg. Altitude
Suggested route

The Route of Alenquer

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

União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais 1

União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais

14,622 inh.

União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana) 2

União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana)

12,026 inh.

Meca 3

Meca

1,617 inh.

Olhalvo 4

Olhalvo

1,806 inh.

União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha 5

União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha

2,911 inh.

União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana 6

União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana

1,494 inh.

Carnota 7

Carnota

1,565 inh.

Ventosa 8

Ventosa

2,000 inh.

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

02

Parishes
of Alenquer

11 parishes
Carnota
Alenquer

Carnota

Springwater beads over grey stone while Pêra Rocha pears crack like memories in Alenquer’s quietest

2K 195m
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Meca
Alenquer

Meca

UNESCO Oeste Geopark ridges, Camino tractors and Pêra Rocha orchards shape quiet Alenquer parish

2K 145m
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Olhalvo
Alenquer

Olhalvo

Tiny Alenquer parish where stork-nest chimneys rise over Roman wine terraces

2K 91m
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Ota
Alenquer

Ota

Below Lisbon’s radar, Ota’s clay-scented plain, Cistercian drains and moon-lit canyon hide eels, fli

1K 31m
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União das freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres
Alenquer

União das freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres

Afternoon gold over chalk vineyards, doorstep Pêra Rocha pears and a pilgrim path with no queues

4K 99m
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União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha
Alenquer

União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha

Stone fountains, plague-born hamlets and Touriga Nacional rows stitch two Alenquer parishes into one

3K 119m
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União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana)
Alenquer

União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana)

Santo Estêvão e Triana guard Manueline altars, 1212 charters and vines that once armed João I

12K 75m
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União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais
Alenquer

União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais

Ride into Carregado-Cadafais, taste sun-warmed Lisboa wine beside the Tagus rail cutting

15K 63m
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União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana
Alenquer

União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana

Stone crosses, cold streams and wild pears bind Ribafria and Pereiro de Palhacana in quiet union.

1K 114m
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Ventosa
Alenquer

Ventosa

Granite cottages, schist vineyards and PDO Pêra Rocha pears above Alenquer’s Cretaceous seabed

2K 105m
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Vila Verde dos Francos
Alenquer

Vila Verde dos Francos

Morning mist lifts over fossil-rich terraces where Arinto vines root into ancient seabed

1K 187m
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