Biking the Full Portuguese Camino : (EP 4) | Alvaiazere to Coimbra | Pilgrims Guide

🚴 Biking the Portuguese Camino | Alvaiázere to Coimbra 🇵🇹
Episode 4 – Roman Roads, River Parks, and a Legendary University

This winter I set out to bike the entire Portuguese Camino de Santiago in sections. I train back to where I left off, hop on the bike, and keep going—one ride at a time. This episode picks up in Alvaiázere after a rainy detour, with a quiet morning at an albergue and a full day’s climb toward Coimbra.

Along the way:

🐑 Rolling through olive groves, vineyards, and old Roman roads
🌉 A 17th-century bridge in Ansião (Ponte da Cal) with bathing tanks fit for a queen
📚 Coimbra’s legendary university and the bat-protected Biblioteca Joanina
🌳 Two massive green spaces: Parque Verde do Mondego and Mata Nacional do Choupal
Whether you’re planning to bike the Camino, walk it, or just love watching slow travel unfold, this stretch was full of peaceful towns, unexpected history, and one of the most beautiful cities in Portugal.

📍 Route: Alvaiázere → Ansião → Coimbra
🎒 Filmed in winter = very few pilgrims = very quiet vibes

📍 Timestamps / Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Winter project & Camino update
00:40 – Waking up at the Alvaiázere albergue
01:28 – Leaving town + tubeless tire update
02:20 – Roman roads, olive trees, and early landscapes
03:10 – Entering Ansião & quiet small-town charm
04:08 – Ponte da Cal & Queen Isabel’s bathing tanks
05:00 – The climb toward Coimbra begins
05:42 – Coimbra appears on the horizon
06:20 – Parque Verde do Mondego (urban forest)
07:00 – Walking street & student life
07:30 – University of Coimbra & Biblioteca Joanina
08:25 – Mata Nacional do Choupal forest
09:00 – Final thoughts & next destination teaser

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