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The Rota da Luz is a circular route known as the Small Route (PR), with a total length of 21 km and which can be converted into two routes: one of 10.5 km's and the other of 12.5 km's.

The route is located in the municipality of Torres Vedras and runs through one of its parishes, the União das Freguesia de Carvoeira and Carmões. Known as one of the oldest in the municipality, this parish mirrors the magnitude of the wine's importance through its lush slopes filled with the nectar of Bacchus. Along this path you can discover places of great historical, heritage and natural value such as the Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz, Largo dos Namorados, the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória, the recovered mill of Cuco, the Parque 25 de Abril, the Quinta do Paço, the Quinta and the Bandstand of Largo D. Segismundo José de Menezes and Alarcão, the Chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres and the Chapel of Madre de Deus (Zibreira).

TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE ROUTE

Course name: Rota da Luz
County: Torres Vedras Union of Parishes of Carvoeira and Carmões
Access:
National Road 9: Torres Vedras »Alenquer
National Road 1080: Carvoeira »Nossa Senhora da Glória village
Municipal Stay 374: Carvoeira »Carreiras
Type of route: Circular
Departure and arrival point: Centro Educativo (Carvoeira)
Distance to cover: 21 km
Accumulated gaps: + 237 m, -237 m
Altitude: Maximum: 248 m Minimum: 86 m
Duration: 6 hours
Difficulty level: medium / difficult
Recommended season: All year

Taking into account the permanent possibility of vandalism on the pedestrian route signaling, guidance is recommended through complementary means (flyer or gps).

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