I would suggest starting a bit lower in Caminha as it is far easier to reach by train. To get to Oia would involve a taxi or an infrequent bus. Caminha adds a day to your schedule, but allows you to actually start the Portuguese in Portugal. If...
Vigo Urzaiz and the Bus Station are side by side and the rail station is in the basement of Vigo Vialia, a new, modern shopping mall. The faster medium distance trains travel here.
Vigo Guixar, is downhill by the port and is serve red by slower...
I always sleep when I arrive, whether going through either Paris or Madrid
As a younger person I would just power through with the "I'll sleep when I'm dead" mindset. Not any more though.
An itinerary change to Biarritz would be even easier, but cost could be a deterrent for many.
I prefer flying through Paris and taking the train from there, though I like spending a several nights in Paris first.
But as @J Willhaus said:
Last year I stopped into the Pilgrim Welcome Center in Lisbon and they issue a credential specific to the Camino del Tejo, or The Tagus Route. If my memory is correct, they also had a full guide available for the Route. This route is 143 km and...
My favorite stop is Hotel Antolin in Cesantes which sits on the bay/river. Kind of isolated, but they do have a restaurant. Nice to sit waterside after a day of hiking. It is a bit off route, but it doesn’t add much distance as you can rejoin the...
There is no “let” on the Camino Francés. The Pilgrim Offices extrapolation of the 100km rule applies explicitly and exclusively to the Camino Inglés from A Coruña.
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