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Passeio no Buçaco - Obelisco e Palace Hotel

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Buçaco
3050, Buçaco

Mealhada

This is a fairly easy walking route. The route covers sites associated with the Battle of Buçaco, which pitted the army commanded by Marshal Massena against the Portuguese-British forces commanded by Wellington. You'll find the Military Museum, the Queen's Gate, the Chapel of the Cedron Bridge, a chapel commemorating the biblical story, and other places of great historical interest.

Passeio no Buçaco - Palace Hotel e Posto de Comando de Wellington

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Buçaco
3050, Buçaco

Mealhada

An easy pedestrian trail between the Palace Hotel and the high point that Wellington chose to command the Portuguese and British armies during the Buçaco Battle. It passes by the Convent of the Barfoot Carmelites, founded in 1629, the Chapel of Madalena and sacred route, the Hermitage of the Sepulcro, among other quite lovely places.