Walk through Vila Nogueira and Vila Fresca de Azeitão: tortas and cheese

Azeitão is the name of a group of hamlets at the foot of the Arrábida, where noble families settled from the 15th century. The two worth the walk are Vila Nogueira, with the Praça da República or Rossio, shaded by enormous plane trees and with the statue of the poet Sebastião da Gama, the Quinta das Torres, the palace of the Dukes of Aveiro, the church of São Lourenço and the Pasmados fountain; and Vila Fresca, with flowery streets, the church of São Simão, craft workshops, the fountain and the Palácio da Bacalhôa.

It is a land of local products: the tortas de Azeitão, a small sponge roll filled with egg cream; Azeitão cheese, made from sheep's milk and thistle rennet, creamy; the esses, S-shaped biscuits, and moscatel. They are bought in the pastry shops and stores of the Rossio.