Thanks for this great thread. Filing it away for the ever-growing bucket list. Echoing @peregrina2000 from another thread -- that the best gps app is the one you're used to - - I note that the Geira shows up on mapy.cz as a dark blue line...
The walk from Campo do Geres along the Rio Homem is lovely. There is, as I think @jungleboy is implying, a path down to the shore, but then there's a steep ascent to get back onto the road. Great views.
After 6 or 7 kilometres you'll find quite...
Welcome to the tag team, @jungleboy! And thanks for your input.
One thing about the albergue in Caldelas. If you've spoken to José Manuel, the president of the Junta UFSCP, he'll make sure that they are expecting you. You can check in at the...
Can I join the thread? I'll paste in the descriptions I wrote for Wise Pilgrim in 2021. They're a bit guidebook-y but hopefully they'll be helpful! There's more flowery prose on the Geira on my live thread.
Braga
Braga is a large, historic...
Day 3 — Campo de Gerês to Lobios (24.5 km).
Surely this day meets the standard of “etapa reina.” The rising sun around the reservoir was beautiful. I sat there for a long while, which is possible because the stage is a gentle one, less than 25...
To future Geira pilgrims - Charrito is the expert when it comes to keeping track of places of business and people on the Camino. If you want to know where the next café, store, bar, or restaurant on this route is, pay attention to his posts!
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