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Esp@çonet
(Sala de Leitura Bernardo Santareno, Rua Pedro Canavarro;
243 300 200; Av Bernardo Santareno)
On the northern edge of town.
Hospital
(
Turismo
(
243 304 437;
www.cm-santarem.pt
;
Rua Capelo e Ivens 63;
10am-2pm & 3-7pm Mon-Fri,
9am-1pm & 2-6pm Sat & Sun)
Getting There & Around
The train station is 2.4km northeast and steeply downhill from the centrally located
bus sta-
tion
(Av do Brasil)
. Local buses run regularly between the two stations on weekdays and
Saturday mornings (€1.25, 10 minutes). Taxis charge about €4.
BUS
Rede Expressos
(
www.rede-expressos.pt
)
and
Rodotejo
(
www.rodotejo.pt
)
operate at least three times
daily (more frequently to Lisbon) to: Coimbra (€14.30, 2¼ hours), Fátima (€9.50, 45
minutes), Leiria (€12.50, 1¼ hours), Lisbon (€8, one hour).
TRAIN
Very frequent IC (€11.70) and local (€6.55) trains go to Lisbon (45 minutes to one hour).
TOP OF CHAPTER
Constância & Castelo de Almourol
POP 1000
Constância's compact cluster of whitewashed houses, cobbled lanes and narrow staircases
spills picturesquely down a steep hillside to the confluence of the Rios Tejo and Zêzere.
It's a sleepy, pretty village whose leafy riverfront promenade, main square and gardens
make a lovely place for lunch or a stroll before moving on to the biggest draw in these
parts, nearby Castelo de Almourol.
Sights
Castelo de Almourol
( 10am-1pm & 2.30-7.30pm Mar-Oct, 10am-1pm & 2.30-5.30pm Nov-Feb)
Like the stuff of legend,
10-towered Castelo de Almourol stands tantalisingly close to shore but just out of reach in
CASTLE
