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Hi Meldelcamino! Portugal is lovely. My husband visited first by car Lisbon, Fatima, coimbra, braga and then took bus from Porto to Valenća beginning a short week long camino. It was wonderful. My hubby who was 62 at the time was much better at walking than I at 48! But then again my short legs...
Hello and welcome! Sarria along the Camino Frances, Tui along the Camino Portugues or Ferrol along the Camino Ingles are all possible starting points to earn a compostela. Where are you coming from? Do you have a time frame of when? What's your hiking experience? You will find answers to your...
What month do you plan on walking?? Some albergues dont allow groups... finding lodging for a large group at a high volume time may be difficult, you may want to choose a less populous route like the Ingles from Ferrol or or the Portugues from Tui... Good luck with your planning.
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Congrats Mr. Walker and Sarah... celebrate your perseverance...wait til you have a hot chocolate with churros!
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Celia, I rented a car in lisboa and drove to Fatima stayed for a night then onto Braga while the festival of Sao Joao was going on. Portugal is easy to drive. I turned the car in atporto airport, took a bus up to Valenca to begin the walk. I highly recommend see Bom Jesus church in braga as...
Hi Carmen, I am Michele from ny. I walked the last 117 kms on the Portuguese way. It was awesome. No -albergues do not have lockers. Sleepingout will entail you carrying more weight... I planned on sleeping in an albergue one night just to get the experience but we did thre, it was a good...
After the journey from Valença, Portugal... we, my hubby and I, began June 25th and finished July 1st.
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Buen camino, tobias. This ain't no dress rehearsal, in the blink of an eye it can all change, do it!!!!!!
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Hi Harp! I began my planning about a year and a half ago and now in three days my husband and I leave for the camino portuguese. We are only walking for 6 days but it will be the answer to my dream...and then I'll start saving for the net camino :) . I have the fever!
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Where are you from? I leave in 9 days from nyc for a walk from valença to santiago.. about6 days. Can't wait. Have fun planning and welcome to the forum.
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Hi Robin, do you plan on doing the entire Frances? Good luck with preparing, its a lot of fun! I am leaving soon wih my hubby to go from Valença to santiago, june 25th through july 1st.. I am soooo ready!
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Ill be walking from Tui on June 25th! So exciting, isnt it? Where are you leaving from, we are from nyc. We are doing a little exploring in portugal before we walk, my hubby and i. Have a grea time, buen camino!
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Hi Tracy, welcome to the forum. My better half and I leave in 2 weeks for the camino portuguese. I can't even believe it. We are from nyc and are so excited. Wishing you fun plannin and readying! Buen camino!
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My husband and I will be walking from Valenca, Portugal to Santiago and then onto Muxia. We are doing some sightseeing first in Lisbon , then renting a car onto Fatima and then---to head up north! Braga for a day or two and We will return the car in Porto and bus to Valenca ( I think.) We...
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