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...
Hi all,
doing the Camino Francés was one of my childhood dreams. I grew up hearing epic stories about it, and wanted to be a part of it.
Like everyone, however, I have my quirks, and wanted to do a number of things that many would consider at...
Preamble
This report is ‘after the fact’ so now I’m back home, it’s time to write up my notes and pass on a personal account of the Camino Geira e Dos Arrieiros, the final part of the ‘triple’ a term coined by @jungleboy when he completed this...
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...
Part 2 of my Camino Torres jaunt September 2024 ~ Salamanca to Braga
Day 9. Sept21 Trancoso - Sernacelhe 28km
Stay: Sernacelhe, 42€ Casa do Castelo (+351 929301330 or +351 926577000) Built into the old wall, lovely modern room. Eat at Tasquinha...
Absolutely, the notes are in the works. Should be posted within a week
EDIT: Here is the Geira post
Grace’s Geira
Enjoy the planning stage, I always do ;):)
The current ‘expert’ on the Geira ( I’m sure he won’t mind me revealing this) is...
I finished my fourth complete Geira from Braga a couple of weeks ago (another five times from Ribadavia!), but I don't have much more to say about the route to add to what I've already posted.
Before leaving I had the pleasure of meeting up with...
Peter I'm getting close. I've just posted my Torres notes and now onto the Geira notes.
It's slow going as I get immersed in the wonderful memories ;)😃
2 November 2024
The Camino Torres is not named after towers; it is named after Diego de Torres Vilarroel, who is said to have walked it on his pilgrimage to Santiago. But don't let the pilgrimage fool you, he had quite the reputation, and not...
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