The Vicentine Coast Walk Southwest Portugal
We walk the Fishermen's Trail from Porto Covo down to Odeceixe, cliff path all the way, with your bags moved ahead and a small group that stays small.
Every Saltline trip is point to point, on foot or on water, and capped at a group you could fit round one long table.
Pick a day on the map or in the list to see where you walk, what you do, and where you sleep that night.
Day 1 · Arrival
Meet the group over dinner as the light goes off the harbour.
Where you sleepCasa do Largo, Porto Covo — a six-room guesthouse off the main square.
Day 2 · 20 km, cliff path
The first full day on the Fishermen's Trail, all of it above the surf.
Where you sleepHS Milfontes — a small hotel above the river mouth.
Day 3 · 15 km, dunes
A gentler stage through dune systems and low coastal heath.
Where you sleepHerdade do Touril — a restored farmstead set back from the cliffs.
Day 4 · 18 km, fishing coves
Past cove after cove where the boats are still winched up the sand.
Where you sleepHerdade do Touril — a second night at the farmstead.
Day 5 · 22 km, the long stage
The biggest day, and the one walkers tend to remember.
Where you sleepCasa da Ribeira, Odeceixe — rooms over the tidal river.
Day 6 · Rest day
Yours to spend however you like, with nothing to catch.
Where you sleepCasa da Ribeira, Odeceixe — a second night on the river.
Day 7 · Departure
A last breakfast on the terrace before the transfer.
Where you sleepThe journey ends after breakfast.
Use the arrow keys to move between days, or tap a pin on the map.
What walkers say
We have walked with three other companies. Saltline is the only one that felt like being taken somewhere by a friend who happens to know every cove by name.
Marianne & Tom Prentice · walked the Vicentine in May 2025
I came for the cliffs and left talking about the dinners. Every guesthouse felt chosen, not booked, and nobody once made me feel like I was on a schedule.
Rachel Okonkwo · walked the Vicentine in April 2025
Three generations, one very slow pace, and a guide who quietly made sure my father never missed a view or a bench. We are already asking where next.
The Hartley family · walked the Alentejo Wine Roads, September 2024
Ten of us, one van, and a route that never once felt like a queue. By the third day the group knew each other's coffee orders. That is the whole thing, really.
Jonas Vidal · walked the Azorean Crater Trail, 2025
Tell us the departure you have in mind and we will hold two places for seven days while you sort the rest.
