Friday 15 November 2024, Mesão Frio to Amarante.
I was up by 6:00 and out by 7:00. I was unsure what to do with the bedding, so I just left it as it was. I did leave a bar of Soma Old School chocolate on the bed as a gift for whoever had to...
Thursday 14 November 2024, Lamego to Mesão Frio
Today was like yesterday, but more so. More distance, more and steeper hills, even more stunning scenery.
I went to bed early yesterday and got up early. I headed down for breakfast st 7:30, when...
Wednesday 13 November 2024 Beira Valente to Lamego
It was a long day today, 27.5 km over 8.5 hours (which did, to be fair, include a stop for lunch). I left at about 7:15 and arrived at about 3:45. There were plenty of climbs and descents (more...
Paulo Almeida has published that the largest image of the six found on the main facade, the one with a "zurrón"(I’m not sure of the correct term in English: ¿pilgrim's bag/satchel?) is the oldest sculptural representation of Saint James known in...
Monday 11 November 2024, Ponte do Abade - Vila do Ponte
Well, I never expected that to happen! There is another pilgrim in the dorm tonight. Daniel from France. I knew he was on the Camino because Cristina posted to Facebook a picture of him in...
Soonwon Lee (@camino8004) posted on FB with photos of Casa dos Albergaria, where he stayed on October 10. It looks like the Bombeiros were the ones who directed him to this new location:
attached is a work in progress version of my camino torres file, with distances between towns and all the services I could come up with with google maps. hope you find it useful, @David Tallan. any comments, especially about water availability...
Great news. Thanks Luis.
Somewhere less expensive to rest after that steep climb & road walking after Pesa de Regua. Will look forward to it on my next Camino Torres 😘
Yes look forward to David's report.
Great news!
There is a new albergue in Mesão Frio. It’s located in the 'Casa dos Albergaria' on Rua do Balcão, just after passing the Pelourinho, across from the 'Mercearia do Balcão,' where you can also pick up some food and supplies.
To stay...
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