Albergues in reverse

[Dave Baker]

I will be walking from Porto to Santiago in September, staying mainly in municipal albergues.
I then want to walk back towards Porto.
Is it OK to stay in the same albergues?

 

[CWBuff]

I don't see why not - you are not staying for a given number of nights consecutively, which is usually "the sore issue". The only "eh" may be the immediate one where you stayed prior to SdC, but if you spend an extra night or two in town that should put some 'time distance' between the dates.
Again I have not done it and I am sure someone with more experience will pipe in but IMHO I see no issue.

That said... sorry could not resist... Albergues in reverse seugreblA

Good luck and Buean Camino!

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

No first hand experience however this comes up fairly frequently. My understanding is that it's acceptable because you are walking 'home'. In the past people have suggested that occasionally some may request to see your Compostela as proof that you did indeed walk to Santiago.

 

[dick bird]

Public albergues should. Private albergues will so long as you pay.

 

[JabbaPapa]

I will be walking from Porto to Santiago in September, staying mainly in municipal albergues.
I then want to walk back towards Porto.
Is it OK to stay in the same albergues?

Yes, in particular because many Fátima pilgrims do exactly the same.

 

[bananarama]

I did a backwards French way a few years ago staying in municipal albergues and it was fine

 

[Bernard000]

I've walked from Santiago to Porto in 2022 (Padron, Arouza, Vigo, Baiona, Viana do Castelo, etc...) and didn't have any problems. Some people even recognized me, and were quite impressed when I told them I was walking back to Porto. Bom Caminho!

 

[JerryStroebele]

Last October my son in law and I walked the Camino Frances backwards from Obanos to Saint-Jean Pied-de-Port. (Because we had time after walking the Camino Aragones.) We had no problems staying in private albergues and the parochial in Roncesvalles. Buen Camino