Maintenance
A New Volunteering Calendar for the 2025!
Get your hiking boots ready for the new year because the volunteer dates for the first quarter have been announcedFresh out of the oven[...]
Volunteering in October, November and December
Maintenance hikes on the Rota Vicentina trails in October, November and December 2024
Bridge over the Seixe stream reconstructed
More than a bridge, a sign of resilience.
The route of the first two stages of the Historical Way will be changed
The route of the first two stages of the Historical Way will be changed
How was the Sagres Birdwatching Festival 2023?
Rota Vicentina attended another edition of the Sagres Birdwatching Festival 2023 with two guided walks led by Leonor Pires.
New maintenance hikes calendar
Sign up for our maintenance walks on Rota Vicentina. Join us and make a difference!
What have we been doing in the pilot areas?
Results of nature conservation activities in the 2022-2023 season in Rota Vicentina's pilot areas.
The backstage of a nature conservation activity (Part 2)
Hottentot fig: planning and intervention strategy in Rota Vicentina pilot areas
Fire on Rota Vicentina trails
Rota Vicentina trails in the areas of S. Teotónio, Odeceixe and Bordeira affected by the August 2023 fires
🇬🇧 Volunteering calendar in May and June
Walks and activities calendar for May and June 2023The summer heat has arrived in the Southwest and we are almost at the end of the rec[...]
New marking on Luz » Lagos trail section of the Fishermen’s Trail
New marking on Luz » Lagos trail section of the Fishermen's Trail.
LIFE Volunteer Escapes project
The heritage of a Nature Conservation ProjectRota Vicentina was part of a pioneer nature conservation project – LIFE Volunteer Es[...]
🇬🇧 I am caretaker of part of Sagres » Salema trail section
Francesca takes care of part of Sagres » Salema trail section of Fishermen's Trail.
🇬🇧 Volunteering calendar in February, March and April
Maintenance, volunteering and nature conservation activities calendar in February, March and April of 2023Despite these cold days, the [...]
🇬🇧 Maintenance Walk from Furnas to Salema
The first maintenance walk of 2023 took place on the most difficult section of Fishermen's Trail: from Furnas to Salema.
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Luz » Lagos trail section
Students from the Júlio Dantas Schoo helps Rota Vicentina to look after the Luz » Lagos trail section of Rota Vicentina
🇬🇧 Volunteering In November, December and January
Maintenance, volunteering and monitoring activities calendar in November and December 2022 and January 2023
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Senhora das Neves Circular Route
Paula and Alexandre from Figueirinha Ecoturismo are caretakers, since 2019, of the Senhora das Neves Circular Route, a path that takes us to the Hermitage [...]
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Bordeira to the Sea Circular Route
Leonor and Francisco are Architects, they started to collaborate with Rota Vicentina as volunteers and today they are caretakers of Circular Route from Bor[...]
🇬🇧 I’m the caretaker of Santiago do Cacém » Vale Seco trail section
David Sobral is the official caretaker of Santiago do Cacém » Vale Seco stage of the Historical Way, since 2019.
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Cercal do Alentejo » Porto Covo trail section
Since 2020, Herdade da Matinha takes care of Cercal do Alentejo » Porto Covo Historical Way stage.
🇬🇧 I’m caretaker of Odeceixe » Aljezur trail section
Andreia has been the caretaker of Odeceixe » Aljezur section of the Fishermen's Trail since 2020
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Odemira » S. Teotónio trail section
Helena and Joia are caretakers of one Historical Way trail section, since the creation of walking trails in the region. They take care of Odemira » São T[...]
🇬🇧 I’m caretaker of Odeceixe » Aljezur trail section
Nelson Banza has been caretaker of Odeceixe » Aljezur trail section of the Historical Way since 2020.
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Troviscais ao Mira Circular Route
Long time friends of Rota Vicentina, Peter and Joke are caretakers of "Troviscais ao Mira" Circular Route that reveals the most inhospitable and authentic [...]
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Amoreira Circular Route
Since 2014, Margarida Novais and the team from Vicentina Hotel has been caretaker of the Circular Route of Amoreira.
🇬🇧 I’m caretaker of Porto Covo » Vila Nova de Milfontes trail section
Tireless, he takes care of part of Porto Covo »Vila Nova de Milfontes section.
🇬🇧 I’m caretaker of Zambujeira do Mar » Odeceixe trail section
António is caretaker and Partner Associate of Rota Vicentina since the beginning. He takes care of the Zambujeira do Mar » Odeceixe section of Fishermen'[...]
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Almograve » Zambujeira do Mar trail section
Teresa and Augusto are caretakers and friends of Rota Vicentina, since ever!
🇬🇧 We’re caretakers of Aljezur » Arrifana trail section
Since 2020, Domitur has been caretaker of Aljezur » Arrifana section of the Historical Way.