All the abundant pilgrim infrastructure awaits for you on the official route which is Central from Lisbon to Porto. It goes via Santarem and Tomar. I walked there at the very end of Oct, out of season, there were between 2 and 9 people on the given day, so we even formed a Camino family and walked together most of the way. If you decide to go by the coast you most probably need a GPS as I wouldn't rely on the yellow arrows there. I enquired about Camino in Sintra when I was there 2 years ago, no one knew about it in the info centre although it seems to pass through town. Accommodation will be in the pensions and holstels as are no albergues there on the way. I walked 10 days Santaren - Porto + 9 days Porto-Santiago on the Central. If you have 2 weeks you could try starting in Coimbra or Agueda. Bom Caminho!Thank you. Last summer I made Porto-Santiago. Sometimes there were nobody on the way.
Now I think about Lisbon - Cascais-..-Caldas de Rainha and then by bus to Aveiro (I have only 14-15 days). And then again by foot. It is on the way to Nazare. And then it is not far to Porto. It seems to me it is the part of "Trilha de areia"?
Thank you. Could I ask when you say not sure about the Espiritual do you mean the difficulty of the walking.?The Central stages sound walkable there, though not sure about your Espiritual. I stayed there in the municipal albergues in Armenteira and Vilanova de Arousa, then we walked the last stage to Pontecesures. Most people take the boat there. Combarro sounds like a good stop, I liked the village. Your stage Ponte Arnalas - Padron makes me wonder if you meant Vilanova de Arousa there, and then Padron. Are you thinking about taking the boat from Valanova? It goes only to Pontecesures, that's 4 km before Padron. There is a great municipal albergue in Pontecesures, possible to stop there as well.
There was a Camino from Porto to Santiago.
I am planning a Camino from Lisbon to Porto along the coast. Are there marked roads through Cascais, Ericeira, Ovar. Or is it better then to switch to the main path to Porto?
I walked that WAY in May of 2017 and found the path from Lisbon to Tui poorly marked.The Pope was in Fatima that month prior to my journey. Pay close attention to the signs if you go thru Santerum, that's where I got mixed up.There was a Camino from Porto to Santiago.
I am planning a Camino from Lisbon to Porto along the coast. Are there marked roads through Cascais, Ericeira, Ovar. Or is it better then to switch to the main path to Porto?