I haven’t walked the Via degli Dei, but instead I can highly recommend the Via Ellenica in southern Italy (eight days from Alberobello to Matera). I wrote a short summary in this thread and our podcast episode about it is coming later this week!
Thank you for this! We just finished our first Camino de Santiago (Portuguese route) and are already looking for pilgrimage in other countries. Except for that rough first day, this looks super exciting to us. (We're slowpokes; we never walked...
I heard about Via degli Dei from an Italian pilgrim. It goes from Bologna to Firenze, looks like a week or so. Has anyone on this forum walked it? @RodrigoD & I just finished our Camino (Portuguese) and are now looking for another European walk...
Check out this earlier thread for other posts re weight loss or not while walking a camino.
In 2004 at 65 when I first began walking my height was 172 cm and weight 65 kilos. By the end of that camino and ever since my weight remains less than...
It was around this same spot on the Central that we started leap-frogging with folks. It was one of my favorite parts of our Camino.
Sorry I don't have a recommendation in Tui. We stayed at Residencia Portas do Sol in Valença. It was clean and...
I knew from my Spanish language lessons that matrimonial just meant double- but this was pretty honeymoon suite (if a modest one.) All white, dormered windows looking out to the praça… just lovely.
Day 7- Ponte de Lima to Rubiães
19km and blissfully cool/misty
Today was the big climb and while it was challenging, it wasn’t too challenging. We were happy to have a bit of rain to keep us cool as we ascended the 400 meters, most of which was...
Day 6 - Casa da Fernanda- Ponte de Lima
Today we left our accommodation of the previous night later than we had any other day, setting out at 9:40 after a lovely breakfast and conversation with our host, Fernanda. On the way, I started to pick...
Udon has good vegetarian options, and is open on Mondays (according to their website). I can recommend the vegan ramen.
For those who may not have reached Santiago yet, you can find Udon in Burgos and Leon as well. 🌱
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