São Martinho do Porto Old Town & Praia da Gralha (smp 07S)

A ramble through the old streets of São Martinho do Porto to Praia da Gralha with stops at all the viewpoints

Wednesday 07/01 10:00

The Walk:  The walk starts at the park on the north end of the SMdP Marginal and follows narrow streets to the plaza by the freguesia overlooking the town.  From there we continue through the old streets to the Miradouro do Cruzeiro.  Then we continue up Estrada do Facho to Miradouro do Facho with 270 degree views. Next we follow the coast to Praia da Gralha and the paraglider launch site.  From Gralha we return to the old town, pass by the Mercado Municipal de São Martinho do Porto and the  Igreja Paroquial de São Martinho do Porto.  We continue on through the neighborhoods toward the Cais.  We detour off of the road down to the Cais for a visit to the São Martinho Lighthouse Miradouro.  At the Cais we make a quick trip through the Túnel para o Atlântico that connects the bay to the open ocean and then follow the Cais back to our starting point. 
This walk is mostly on quiet city streets with a few short sections of unpaved trail.