Welcome! Walked the Portuguese in September/october ‘23 and loved it. Started planning the next one when I came home.😁
We walked the coastal from Porto to Caminha and then switched to the central (Valenca/Tui).
I would definitely recommend...
Hello and thank you for the great information! Yes. I’m aware that Holy Week begins April 13th. I begin on April 4th and plan to arrive into Santiago the morning of the 15th. Will have a couple more days there. With 2 extended stops in Ponte de...
Jen:
Welcome to the forum. Preparing the Camino is always one of my favourite parts of it. So have fun as you do it.
I'll give you a tip that I hope will be useful.
I understand you plan to start April 5 and plan to arrive to Santiago April 15...
Some of my favorites on the central route in Portugal after Porto:
Casa da Rosa - Barcelos
Casa de Santiago - Arborim
Casa Fernanda - Vitorino
Casa de Sao Sebastian - Rubieas
Hostal Bulwark - Valenca
Albergue del Convento - Tui
Albergue Fonte - O...
I have been walking the Camino Portugès starting in Porto. I am now in Caldas de Reis. One thing that disturbs me greatly as I walk the Camino is the amount of toilet trash littering the sides of the path. Out of respect for fellow pilgrims...
This is fantastic! I’ll be on the Central but think the Coastal is a great choice, as well. I’ve been reading on both.
I did purchase John Brierley’s Guide to the Camino Portugues, which seems to be the favored book of Pilgrims. Aside from the...
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