Why walk the Portuguese Coastal Camino?

[Parksville]

When deciding which route to take for our recent Camino, my husband and I finally decided upon the Portuguese Coastal Camino. Here were a few of our reasons (including length/time/terrain). If you have walked this route (or will walk it in the future), I'd love to hear your reasons. https://retirementreflections.com/2024/07/08/portuguese-coastal-camimo-summary-reflections/

 

[jerbear]

It's cool. Wind. But the boardwalk is under repair. Be vigilant of the closures

 

[woody66]

It's cool. Wind. But the boardwalk is under repair. Be vigilant of the closures

When i walked in 2021 there was an awful lot of board walks that were under repair then; perhaps it's just an continual cycle!

For me the Coastal and Espiritual Variant was a great first walk choice ;it had everything i wanted from the walk and more the Spiritual was the icing on the cake!

 

[temiatwork]

Walking the coastal route during summer is invigorating brought to you by the Atlantic breeze.

 

[Wooz]

You have a great blog and love all the details! I live in a beach town and the friend I went with does not. We both wanted the ocean views and the breeze. We walked 16 days in June and I think I only got sweaty twice! Absolutely lovely from the waves to the streams to the river crossings. Water calms my soul. And the mostly flat part didn’t hurt either.

 

[Parksville]

You have a great blog and love all the details! I live in a beach town and the friend I went with does not. We both wanted the ocean views and the breeze. We walked 16 days in June and I think I only got sweaty twice! Absolutely lovely from the waves to the streams to the river crossings. Water calms my soul. And the mostly flat part didn’t hurt either.

Thank you for reading and commenting. I live in a beach time as well but never ever tire of being on the water. I was surprised though how much of the coastal route actually was not on the coast.

 

[lt56ny]

Thank you for reading and commenting. I live in a beach time as well but never ever tire of being on the water. I was surprised though how much of the coastal route actually was not on the coast.

If you plan correctly and stay on the littoral and off the main coastal camino route you will be on the water alot more.

 

[LTfit]

It really depends where you live. Within 15 minutes of my home I'm in the dunes and at the beach (wide, quiet and except here and there not touristy). For me the Littoral/Coastal was the opposite. I felt as if I was walking from one vacation town to another. Not my cup of tea. Further north on the route the coast becomes more rugged which I liked more.

So, if you are landlocked the coastal maybe something for you.

 

[Parksville]

It's cool. Wind. But the boardwalk is under repair. Be vigilant of the closures

This is a great reminder. Fortunately, we did not experience any closures on this trip but it is good to remain flexible, just in case.

 

[Parksville]

If you plan correctly and stay on the littoral and off the main coastal camino route you will be on the water alot more.

We had friends who did that and loved staying on the coast. We tried to stick to the "coastal trail" and take it wherever it lead us. The diverse scenery and terrain was incredible.

 

[Parksville]

Walking the coastal route during summer is invigorating brought to you by the Atlantic breeze.

Absolutely! We had very hot days and cool ones too. The mix was very nice!

 

[jerbear]

This is a great reminder. Fortunately, we did not experience any closures on this trip but it is good to remain flexible, just in case.

Laburge section is now repaired?

 

[Parksville]

We didn't stop there but we may have walked around it.

 

[NancyZ]

When deciding which route to take for our recent Camino, my husband and I finally decided upon the Portuguese Coastal Camino. Here were a few of our reasons (including length/time/terrain). If you have walked this route (or will walk it in the future), I'd love to hear your reasons. https://retirementreflections.com/2024/07/08/portuguese-coastal-camimo-summary-reflections/

Regarding your kilometers, it depends on where one begins. Stinging nomads as the other references may have started somewhere different hence the km difference. I always take the km given as an estimate. Buen Camino

 

[Raulvamir]

I did my first camino this past April. I walked from Baiona to Santiago de Compostela. I followed the coastal route, and I absolutely loved it. As I have hear so many say, I am hooked, and I am already planning my next one. Buen camino.