The Set\u00fabal Peninsula is one step closer to becoming part of the Camino de Santiago. The announcement was made on July 25, during the opening ceremony of the Saint James Day celebrations, promoted by Palmela City Council at the Church of “Santiago do Castelo”. The session was attended by writer F\u00e1tima Rodrigues, collector Arlindo Garcia, and L\u00edgia Carvalho from the council\u2019s Tourism and Development Division.<\/p>\n
The highlight was the work carried out over the past two years by the Via Lusitana Pilgrim Association, responsible for the technical study and proposed route of the new Set\u00fabal Peninsula variant<\/strong>, submitted earlier this year to the “Entidade Regional de Turismo da Regi\u00e3o de Lisboa” (Regional Tourism Authority of Lisboa). The proposed route covers approximately 90 kilometres and was defined in coordination with the municipalities of Palmela and Set\u00fabal. It is divided into four stages: Casebres\u2013\u00c1guas de Moura (30 km), \u00c1guas de Moura\u2013Set\u00fabal (24 km), Set\u00fabal\u2013Vendas de Azeit\u00e3o (18 km), and Vendas de Azeit\u00e3o\u2013Barreiro (17 km). The third stage crosses the municipality of Palmela.<\/p>\n Maria Jo\u00e3o Camolas, the councillor for Culture, explained that Palmela City Council had submitted a cooperation agreement proposal involving the six municipalities included in the project (Alc\u00e1cer do Sal, Barreiro, Montemor-o-Novo, Vendas Novas, Palmela and Set\u00fabal), the Via Lusitana Pilgrim Association, and the Regional Tourism Boards of Lisboa and Alentejo. The aim is to create the conditions needed for the Association to proceed with the purchase and installation of official waymarking, funded entirely by the National Tourism Board. The councillor expressed her hope that the funding would indeed move forward.<\/p>\n