{"id":933,"date":"2026-10-28T17:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/towns\/alvaiazere\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:00:27","slug":"alvaiazere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/towns\/alvaiazere\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvai\u00e1zere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History of Alvai\u00e1zere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name: from the Arabic al-Baiaz, &#8216;the falconer&#8217; (the falconer&#8217;s lands). The municipality was abolished between 1895 and 1898. In 2013 the freguesia absorbed that of Ma\u00e7\u00e3s de Caminho, a former town and concelho until the early 19th century. The municipality had 6,239 inhabitants in 2021 and belongs to the Leiria Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to see in Alvai\u00e1zere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Municipal coat of arms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sword crossed with a scimitar and a flax flower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public toilets behind the town hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notable for how clean they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population and location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The freguesia of Alvai\u00e1zere had 1,809 inhabitants in the 2021 census, spread over 38.52 km\u00b2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Festivals and food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ch\u00edcharo food fair in mid-June. Ch\u00edcharo (grass pea) and beans in many forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Portuguese Camino in Alvai\u00e1zere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alvai\u00e1zere is the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/central-route\/stages\/tomar-alvaiazere\/\">Tomar \u2013 Alvai\u00e1zere<\/a> stage, the one with the most climbing on this section, and the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/central-route\/stages\/alvaiazere-alvorge\/\">Alvai\u00e1zere \u2013 Alvorge<\/a>. From the first houses it is still 1 km to the centre, where the town hall, a private albergue, a hostal with a restaurant, bars and shops are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many albergues are there in Alvai\u00e1zere?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide lists 1 place to stay for pilgrims in Alvai\u00e1zere, with checked prices, beds and seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which stage of the Portuguese Camino is Alvai\u00e1zere on?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the end of the Tomar \u2013 Alvai\u00e1zere stage (31.7 km, 19.7 miles) and the start of the Alvai\u00e1zere \u2013 Alvorge stage (22.7 km, 14.1 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of Alvai\u00e1zere The name: from the Arabic al-Baiaz, &#8216;the falconer&#8217; (the falconer&#8217;s lands). The municipality was abolished between 1895 and 1898. In 2013 the freguesia absorbed that of Ma\u00e7\u00e3s de Caminho, a former town and concelho until the early 19th century. The municipality had 6,239 inhabitants in 2021 and belongs to the Leiria Region. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498,"parent":793,"menu_order":220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-933","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/933\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}