2026 Edition
The 12th edition program offers plenty of opportunities to return to Ameixial between April 24 and 27.
Learn more about the Trails, Family Activities, Workshops and Other Talks, Wellness Activities and Entertainment
24 April Trails
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Night Walk
Time: 21h30 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 8km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: João Ministro -
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Sunset Walk in Caldeirão
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Time: 17h00 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 6km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: João Ministro
25 April Trails
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Azinhal dos Mouros
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 5h
Distance: 17km | Difficulty: Medium
Guide: Francisco Simões -
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Revezes
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 15km | Difficulty: Medium/Difficult
Guide: Matilde Cardoso -
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Via Algarviana - Ligação 6: Figueirinha to Ameixial
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 12km | Difficulty: Difficult
Guide: Anabela Santos e Ana Gomes -
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Almodovar to Ameixial
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 5h
Distance: 25km | Difficulty: Difficult
Guide: Deni Vargues e Pastor -
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Southwest Script
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 7km | Difficulty: Medium
Guide: Pedro Barros -
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Illustration Walk with Urban Sketchers
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 3km | Difficulty: Very Easy
Guide: João Pinto -
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The Sound of Birds
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Time: 9h00 | Duration: 3h
Distance: 4km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Marcelo Dias -
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Flora of the Algarve Mountains - Uses and Knowledge
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 3h
Distance: 8km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: José Margarido -
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From Ameixial to Lourencinho
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 13km | Difficulty: Medium
Guide: João Ministro -
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From Ameixial to Besteiros
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 15km | Difficulty: Medium
Guide: Filipe Anastácio -
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Walking and Observing my Surroundings
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 3h
Distance: 6km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: António Cotão -
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Walk with Chat GPT: Your new pocket guide
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 3h
Distance: to bem confirmed | Difficulty: Very Easy
Guide: Márcia Santos e Edgar Francisco -
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Butterflies and other pollinizators from Algarve hill area
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 3h
Distance: 4km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Horácio Costa -
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Biodiversity at your door, discover and register
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 4km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Miguel Rodrigues -
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Family Meditation Walk: “Whispers of Nature”
Time: 10h00 | Duration: 2h30
Distance: 1km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Rita Cavaco -
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When Ameixial was covered by the sea.
Time: 10h00 | Duration: 2h30
Distance: 3,8 km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Hugo Campos -
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Walking with a Shepherd
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Time: 17h00 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 5km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Leonel -
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Biology at Sunset: The World of Bats
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Time: 19h30 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 2km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Paulo Marques e Tiago Marques -
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Biology at Sunset: Spiders and other Serra Algarvia night invertebrates
Time: 19h30 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 5km | Difficulty: Very Easy
Guide: Sérgio Henriques
26 April Trails
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Corte de Ouro
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 11,5km | Difficulty: Medium
Guide: Fátima Pinheiro -
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Ameixial
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 4,6km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: to be confirmed -
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Revezes
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 15km | Difficulty: Medium/Difficult
Guide: Paulo Gonçalves -
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Azinhal dos Mouros
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 5h
Distance: 17km | Difficulty: Difficult
Guide: António Cotão -
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Radical at Vascão
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 9km | Difficulty: Difficult
Guide: Deni Vargues -
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Along the trails of Ribeira do Vascão
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 6h
Distance: 30km | Difficulty: Difficult
Guide: João Ministro -
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Southwest Script
Time: 09h00 | Duration: 4h
Distance: 7km | Difficulty: Medium
Guide: Pedro Barros -
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Horta da Mina - Geological Walk
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Time: 09h00 | Duration: 3h30
Distance: 8,5km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Bruno Rodrigues -
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Flora of the Algarve Mountains - Uses and Knowledge
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Horário: 09h00 | Duração: 3h
Distância: 8km | Dificuldade: Fácil
Guia: José Margarido -
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Biodiversity of the Ribeira do Vascão
Time: 10h00 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 1km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Paula Vaz, Horácio Costa e Miguel Rodrigues -
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Branches and Twigs – Characters of Nature
Time: 10h00 | Duration: 2h30
Distance: 1km | Difficulty: Very Easy
Guide: Jeannine Trévidic -
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Reading and Movement Workshop: Yoga through Stories
Time: 10h00 | Duration: 2h
Distance: 4km | Difficulty: Easy
Guide: Rita Cavaco
Family Activities
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Music for parents and children with “João Violão”
25 April
Time: 14h30 | Duration: 1h00
Difficulty: Very Easy -
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Puppet Theatre Workshop - Teatro da Peúga
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25 April
Time: 15h00 | Duration: 2h00
Difficulty: Very Easy -
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Archaeology for Families The mysteries of the Iron Age and Southwest Writing
25 April
Time: 14h30 | Duration: 2h30
Difficulty: Very Easy -
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Jogos Tradicionais “Bora Lá Brincar”
26 de Abril
Horário: 10h30 | Duração: 2h30
Dificuldade: Fácil
Workshops e Other Talks
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Workshop What should I take in my bag?
25 April
Time: 15h | Duration: 1h
Meeting Point: Ameixial Primary School -
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Workshop Pure Energy on the Trail: Homemade Energy Bars
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25 April
Time: 15h | Duration: 1h30
Meeting Point: Pavilhão do Grupo Desportivo -
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Talking with… Paulo Lucas
25 April
Time: 17h | Duration: 1h
Meeting Point: Salão Nobre Junta de Freguesia do Ameixial
Wellness Activities
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Beginning Ritual: The Awakening of the Senses
25 April
Meeting Point: Pavilhão do Grupo Desportivo
Time: 06h30 | Duration: 2h
Difficulty: Easy -
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Yoga na Seiceira
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25 April
Meeting Point: Fonte da Seiceira
Time: 18h30 | Duration: 1h
Difficulty: Easy
Musical and Cultural Entertainment
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Cine WFA
24 April
Time: 21h30 | Duration: 2h
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Chill-out Session with DJ Alfarroba and cocktail tastings
25 April
Time: 18h00 | Duration: 1h30
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Concert and Baile de Roda
25 April
Time: 21h30 | Duration: 3h
Participation in the Festival’s activities is subject to registration and confirmation of places by the organisers.
Entry to the festival costs a single fee of €15, valid for all three days of the event, and is free for children aged 12 and under, but registration is mandatory.