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kenwilltravel reacted to peregrina2000's post in the thread Pilgrim Office opens in Lisboa! with
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I just heard from José Luis of the Via Lusitana that they have opened a pilgrim office in Lisbon. It only opens in the afternoons — every day, from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM. It is a small room in the Igreja da Conceição Velha (Rua da Alfândega... -
Just for fun you could start in Valença so that you could walk over the international bridge/border from Portugal to Spain, enjoy Tui and then catch a bus to Vigo.
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Let me join in with what @kenwilltravel said above and recommend a Vigo start for your Camino. We did stay in the historical old part of Vigo and enjoyed both it and a wonderful dinner of pulpo and pimientos de Padron. Leaving Vigo you get some...
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kenwilltravel replied to the thread Starting point - Vigo or Tui.I would suggest starting from Vigo. The city itself isn't all that interesting but the walk from there to Redondela is quite scenic as it passes through some forested areas offering pretty views of the estuary. Have not done Tui to Redondela but...
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kenwilltravel reacted to motero99's post in the thread Advice needed on travel from Tomar to Porto with Like.
Fatima is a fairly quick bus ride from Tomar, ha hour and a half or so if I remember correctly. Fatima is worth seeing. They do not charge see the church as many other places do. The gigantic plaza between the other buildings is a great sight...
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kenwilltravel replied to the thread Advice needed on travel from Tomar to Porto.Jungleboy is right. I just checked the CP app and found that Tomar to Porto generally takes about 4 hours and involves two changes of train, at Lamarosa and Coimbra. If you can find a direct bus, that's the preferred option I would think.
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kenwilltravel reacted to jungleboy's post in the thread Advice needed on travel from Tomar to Porto with Like.
There are trains but they’re not direct, and many require two changes. This is the website of CP (the Portuguese train operator). A bus might be more convenient. Rede Expressos and Flixbus are the main operators in Portugal. Flixbus doesn’t do...
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kenwilltravel replied to the thread Ideas on ways to extend the Coastal Camino portuguese.One option you might wish to consider is, when you reach Caminha on the Minho River, swing east and do the riverside ecopista walk to Valença, which has a scenic 17th century fortress. From there, you can also walk across the river and explore...
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kenwilltravel reacted to stevenbl's post in the thread Which route between Caminha and Tui? with Like.
Also walked the river route last August - it was very hot. Stopped twice at bars along the route, so no problems. Can read more here: https://followingyourfeet.com/portugal/day-20-seixas-to-valenca/
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kenwilltravel replied to the thread Which route between Caminha and Tui?.Thank you senora1, and Buen Camino!
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