Caminho Nascente (Fátima-Tomar)

[Rodrigo Cerqueira]

The Caminho Nascente connects the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima to Tomar (Caminho de Santiago) More information about this path:
http://www.caminho.com.pt/mapas.html
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[jungleboy]

Hi Rodrigo, I've seen reference to the Caminho Nascente as a different camino that starts in or near Tavira, sharing some stages with the Caminho do Este, e.g. this website and the Alentejo/Ribatejo caminho website. Can you clarify the situation? Are there two caminhos with the same name? Thank you!

 

[Rodrigo Cerqueira]

Hi Jungle Boy,
Thank you for your question. The “Caminho Nascente” (Fátima-Tomar-Fátima) was opened four years before the “Via Portugal Nascente”.

The “Caminho Nascente” was created by pilgrim volunteers, from the Associação de Amigos dos Caminhos de Fátima, to help the Santiago Pilgrims to return to the Caminho de Santiago after visiting the Sanctuary of Fátima or Walk in the opposite direction.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.950274411657475&type=3

The “Via Portugal Nascente” is path from Portuguese Tourism Office. This path is a negative milestone on the Caminhos in Portugal because for the first time a “Caminho Santiago” was created in Portugal without an historical study to justify the chosen path...

When the governmental money stops following, the 3 “Caminhos Santiago” from the south of Portugal will be studied has an exemple about how to create paid History. This is last edition of this History was “created” last month. It’s really difficult to believe that this line in the map below ever was pilgrim path...

I’m sorry about my bitterness about this issues but I don’t like when money justifies the silence of the pilgrim Associations.

Pilgrim regards from Portugal
Rodrigo Cerqueira

 

[jungleboy]

Thank you and sorry about this issue. Is there a historical caminho that starts in the south of Portugal?

 

[Rodrigo Cerqueira]

Thank you and sorry about this issue. Is there a historical caminho that starts in the south of Portugal?

I don’t know any serious study that justifies an historical path or Caminho in the South of Portugal.