New CSJ Guide to the Camino Portugués Coastal Route (Caminho da Costa) and the Seaside Route (Senda Litoral)
This is the ONLY guide available in English which gives detailed and explicit walking directions to BOTH the traditional Coastal Route (which isn't always on the seaside) and the Seaside Route (which is!) To explain. Until the 19th century there were few roads and some of the coastal towns were not connected by a road along the coast. Therefore pilgrims of old walked inland, establishing a route linking the coastal towns. This is the waymarked coastal route. It is beautiful and charming and has plenty of sea views. The route joins the Central Route in Redondela.
In recent years local authorities along the coast have constructed extensive promenades and seaside boardwalks. However these are not contiguous and some extensive sections are not complete. Many pilgrims think that this Seaside Route is the Coastal Route and get lost because, whilst the general principle is "keep the water on your left", at times you have to divert for some distance. Maps have shown not to be helpful and only indicate the general direction of the route. To add to the potential confusion, parts of the Seaside Road are waymarked “Caminho da Costa”. This guide gives detailed walking directions for both routes.
Available NOW on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072N3BYWG/?tag=casaivar02-20
and soon available print from www.csj.org.uk
This is the ONLY guide available in English which gives detailed and explicit walking directions to BOTH the traditional Coastal Route (which isn't always on the seaside) and the Seaside Route (which is!) To explain. Until the 19th century there were few roads and some of the coastal towns were not connected by a road along the coast. Therefore pilgrims of old walked inland, establishing a route linking the coastal towns. This is the waymarked coastal route. It is beautiful and charming and has plenty of sea views. The route joins the Central Route in Redondela.
In recent years local authorities along the coast have constructed extensive promenades and seaside boardwalks. However these are not contiguous and some extensive sections are not complete. Many pilgrims think that this Seaside Route is the Coastal Route and get lost because, whilst the general principle is "keep the water on your left", at times you have to divert for some distance. Maps have shown not to be helpful and only indicate the general direction of the route. To add to the potential confusion, parts of the Seaside Road are waymarked “Caminho da Costa”. This guide gives detailed walking directions for both routes.
Available NOW on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072N3BYWG/?tag=casaivar02-20
and soon available print from www.csj.org.uk