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Day 6: Before Oia to Baiona
Mostly loved the walk from before Oia to Baiona: apart from a few stretches along the highway and the last relatively uninspiring bit through the residential outskirts of Baiona the views were beautiful, taking us...
No sand north of Vila do Conde. Lots of road walking and after Esposende a nice rural dirt path with a nice river crossing an a narrow bridge .
Further north you could hit the beach in Vila Praia de Âncora but thereafter i is roadwalking to...
Day 5: Caminha to Oia (almost)
¡Viva Espana! First day in Spain, first day without getting rained on. Coincidence? Probably. But nevertheless after a damp few days in Portugal I was grateful today to give my trusty poncho a break and embrace the...
Day 4: Viana do Castelo to Caminha
Lots of pilgrims visible at the train station this morning, including a couple we spoke to who were giving up on the remainder of their planned pilgrimage and concocting a new itinerary with the hope of warmer...
Interesting to read your experiences at the Coastal.
One remark , not to confuse others who follow you here and the first timers , walking after you :
Santa Luiza is the rock on which is built the sanctuary, the Parador and the albergue in Viana...
Day 3: Esposende to Viana do Castelo
Brighter weather and with it a much brighter mood for me 🙌
We left Esposende around 9am, a later start than previous days but strategically timed to avoid the morning showers. We had a bit of drizzle while...
Enjoyed your report about your first day on the Portuguese coastal route. I hiked it on Sept last year, and recall how the boardwalk along the beach was unusable in some areas. Had to switch to hiking sandals and ended up with blisters my first...
Day 2: Vila do Conde to Esposende
Weird one today! Set off early with the hope of avoiding the rain forecast for later in the day, heading out of Vila do Conde with more lovely beaches to our left and making it to Aguçadoura not long after...
Thanks everyone for all your kindness and good wishes on the intro thread I posted a couple of days back! As promised, here's a report from our journey so far...
Day 1: Matosinhos - Vila do Conde
We're here! After landing in Porto from...
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