I just got back from walking the Camino Portugese and thought I would give a review for those thinking about doing this pilgrimage. My wife and I walked the Camino Frances from SJPDP in 2013 and it was a wonderful experience. We wanted to relive that along the Camino Portuguese this year. We walked from Tomar, about 300 miles in 18 days of walking. We took a rest day in Porto. The Camino Portuguese is far different from the Camino Frances. Most of the walk is on asphalt or cobblestone streets of cities and between cities. I would guess no more than 10% is along dirt paths or farm roads that are common on the Camino Frances. The traffic on some of the streets is quite heavy, and when combined with narrow or no sidewalks, it can get downright dangerous at times. The cities you visit are not medieval villages like on the Camino Frances, but modern cities. There are very few pilgrims south of Porto. In fact, we did not meet any pilgrims until we got to Porto. That is 8 days without meeting another pilgrim. We became friends with two pilgrims on the day leaving Porto and walked with them to Santiago. After Tui, the 100k point, the number of pilgrims is quite large. There is little opportunity to attend Mass in Portugal. In fact, we only had one such opportunity in our 13 days in Portugal, and that was in Porto during our rest day. We passed many churches, but they were all closed. We were in Algberaria on a Sunday, and got there as their only Mass was finishing. Once in Spain, each city had a 8pm pilgrim Mass like on the Camino Frances. So, in summary, the sometimes unpleasant walking conditions, lack of fellow pilgrims, and absence of Masses made this seem like more of a long walk than a pilgrimage. On the positive side, the Portuguese are the most generous, friendly, and honest people I have ever met. Some of the cities are tremendous and great places to visit. Tomar, Coimbra, and Porto especially stand out. The food is excellent. The pastries and piglet are memorable, but almost everything we ate was delicious. It is very affordable. A pilgrim meal is 6 euro, and as long as you are not in a tourist area, you can have an excellent dinner with drinks in a nice restaurant for 14 euro. Since there are so few pilgrims, most of the accommodations south of Porto are hostals where you typically get a private room with shared or private bath for 15 euro per person. North of Porto, most cities have albergues which are similar in quality and price to the Camino Frances.