Beautiful new website for the Portuguese way

[Rainerbernd]

Olá peregrinos, in a German forum I found a nice website for the Caminho Português.

Have a look: http://www.caminho-portugues.hmcinternational.com/

Bom caminho, Rainer

 

[Zoula]

Thanks Rainer for sharing! It makes me more anxious to depart in 3 days for Lisbon, I will get to Porto eventually, lol...

 

[Rainerbernd]

Thanks Rainer for sharing! It makes me more anxious to depart in 3 days for Lisbon, I will get to Porto eventually, lol...

Thank you Danielle. Getting to Porto ???? No problem at all. There are cheap rapid trains from Lisboa Apollonia to Porto. It´s only 3 1/2 hours!!! Allright, maybe next year.

Enjoy your way from Lisboa to Santiago. Think about staying in Porto for at least 2 days. It´s worth a visit.

Bom caminho, Rainer

 

[Zoula]

Thanks Rainer! Yep two nights in Porto!

 

[KariC]

Interesting site - but it's got an itinerary with one day 9 miles, 2 days 11, and one day (Valenca > Pontevedra) 34 miles! That seems insane!! I'm assuming a normal pace is about 3 miles an hour- veterans, is that about right? Has anyone who's not an Olympian done 34 miles - how long did it take you? Obrigada!

 

[Kip]

Zoula, suggestion: make a good attempt to stay at Casa de Fernanda, between Barcelos and Ponte de Lima. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL place to be. Jocinta and Fernanda are just such great hosts. Best to you.

Boa Camino

 

[Rainerbernd]

Interesting site - but it's got an itinerary with one day 9 miles, 2 days 11, and one day (Valenca > Pontevedra) 34 miles! That seems insane!! I'm assuming a normal pace is about 3 miles an hour- veterans, is that about right? Has anyone who's not an Olympian done 34 miles - how long did it take you? Obrigada!

Olá KariC, why Valença > Pontevedra in one day? There are some albergues in between!

Valença > Tui (3.5 km) , Tui > O Porriñ0 ( 16 km) , O Porriño > Veigadaña ( 3 km) , Veigadaña > Mos (2.5 km) , Mos > Redondela (9.5 km) , Redondela > Cesantes (2.5 km) , Cesantes > Arcade (3.7 km) , Arcade > Pontevedra (11.7 km) That´s all. You see, there are 7 albergues between Valença and Pontevedra.

Bom caminho, Rainer

 

[KariC]

Olá KariC, why Valença > Pontevedra in one day? There are some albergues in between!

Valença > Tui (3.5 km) , Tui > O Porriñ0 ( 16 km) , O Porriño > Veigadaña ( 3 km) , Veigadaña > Mos (2.5 km) , Mos > Redondela (9.5 km) , Redondela > Cesantes (2.5 km) , Cesantes > Arcade (3.7 km) , Arcade > Pontevedra (11.7 km) That´s all. You see, there are 7 albergues between Valença and Pontevedra.

Bom caminho, Rainer

Obrigada, Ranier - that makes it all the more confusing why this site would have a recommended itinerary that has some short days and then this marathon one!! (certainly not my plan!)

 

[Rainerbernd]

Obrigada, Ranier - that makes it all the more confusing why this site would have a recommended itinerary that has some short days and then this marathon one!! (certainly not my plan!)

Olá KariC. you are welcome. I don´t know why they had done this marathon one. I personally did this way seven times and i know all the stages and albergues I mentioned. I stayed in all the albergues once or twice, depending on my mood those days. Well, one year I´ve done more kms a day, the other year less. All albergues were nice - except Mos. But I was told that it´s cleaner now.

You can plan your trip as you like to do it, and you will enjoy it.

Bom caminho, Rainer

 

[Hélio Rodak]

Olá KariC. you are welcome. I don´t know why they had done this marathon one. I personally did this way seven times and i know all the stages and albergues I mentioned. I stayed in all the albergues once or twice, depending on my mood those days. Well, one year I´ve done more kms a day, the other year less. All albergues were nice - except Mos. But I was told that it´s cleaner now.

You can plan your trip as you like to do it, and you will enjoy it.

Bom caminho, Rainer

Hi my friend, could you send me how the places didi you stay in you way. thanks a lot Helio Roda, my facebook Helio Rodak my skype heliorq

 

[KariC]

Hi my friend, could you send me how the places didi you stay in you way. thanks a lot Helio Roda, my facebook Helio Rodak my skype heliorq

Hi, Rodak -
I stayed in:
Albergue Santa Clara - Vila do Conde
Albergue Amigos de las Montanhas - Barcelinhos
Casa da Fernanda - Corgo
Albergue o Ninho - Rubiaes
Hotel Stella Mares - Combarro (no albuergue in that town)
Albergue municipal - Vilanova
Albergue Salabaza - Faramelho
Albergue Last Stamp - Santiago
Had very good experiences in all of them.

 

[Former member 22438]

Hi, Rodak -
I stayed in:
Albergue Santa Clara - Vila do Conde
Albergue Amigos de las Montanhas - Barcelinhos
Casa da Fernanda - Corgo
Albergue o Ninho - Rubiaes
Hotel Stella Mares - Combarro (no albuergue in that town)
Albergue municipal - Vilanova
Albergue Salabaza - Faramelho
Albergue Last Stamp - Santiago
Had very good experiences in all of them.

Casa Fernanda... Fernanda's and Jacinto's house is called Lugar do Corgo and is in the village of Vitorino de Piães, 18 kms out of Barcelos ,direction Ponte de Lima.
Give Fernanda a call on beforehand to reserve your bed. It can be busy
+351 941 589 521

 

[AcrossTheWater3008]

Hi, Rodak -
I stayed in:
Albergue Santa Clara - Vila do Conde
Albergue Amigos de las Montanhas - Barcelinhos
Casa da Fernanda - Corgo
Albergue o Ninho - Rubiaes
Hotel Stella Mares - Combarro (no albuergue in that town)
Albergue municipal - Vilanova
Albergue Salabaza - Faramelho
Albergue Last Stamp - Santiago
Had very good experiences in all of them.

Hi do you know if these albergues are open this winter please?

Cheers G

 

[Former member 22438]

Hi do you know if these albergues are open this winter please?

Cheers G

Casa Fernanda will be open anyway.
We were there last year Christmas till 8th of January this year and there stayed a handfull of pilgrims even on new years eve.
They all came from one of the three Barcelos albergues and all went on to de Ponte de Lima albergue. So I ssume futther on direction Valença/Tui and the Galicean albergues were open too.

 

[KariC]

Hi, Rodak -
I stayed in:
Albergue Santa Clara - Vila do Conde
Albergue Amigos de las Montanhas - Barcelinhos
Casa da Fernanda - Corgo
Albergue o Ninho - Rubiaes
Hotel Stella Mares - Combarro (no albuergue in that town)
Albergue municipal - Vilanova
Albergue Salabaza - Faramelho
Albergue Last Stamp - Santiago
Had very good experiences in all of them.

missed listing Refuxio de la Jerezana in Cesantes between Rubiaes and Combarro. also great.
Also, agree with Albertinho completely - Casa da Fernanda always requires reservations in advance.