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Porto to vila do conde (took metro to avoid 10km of city walk)
Vila do conde to Barcelinhos
barcelos to Ponte de lima.. (Spectacular)
ponte de lima to Rubiaes (hill climbing)
Rubiaes to Valenca/tui
tui to Redondelo
redondelo to pontevedra
pontevedra to Caldas de Reis.. (Thermal baths there...
Finshed the Porto to SDC route. I liked the O Porrino Green route. Portugal was spectacular. Km after KM of Grapes on Vines and Corn. Albergue were pretty good, esp the new one on Barcelinhos and Rubiaes. The Tui route in Spain was pretty commercial, But visiting Herbon Monastery near Padron...
Since the john brierley has a different route, I attach the alternative route that avoids the Poligono
http://www.amigosdelcamino.com/index.php?option=com_rokdownloads&view=file&task=download&id=84%3Aitinerario-orbenlle-o-porrino&Itemid=134&lang=es
Thanks for the suggestion about the john brierley guide, bought it online. Very slim so i will take it with me. 2014 edition so its pretty much up to date.
Hi, How much of the camino from Porto is on road. I did camino from Astorga and I liked the off-road path parts or the country side roads. So how much of the Porto to SDC is like this? I have already been told NOT to walk out of porto, but to get the metro to Maia. So I suppose my question...
Hi. Would you happen to have the stops you took during your 10 days walk? I am doing the same. Flying from Dublin to Porto on the 12th of Sept. Hoping to arrive to SDC on the 22nd or 23rd of Sept. Flying back to Dublin on the 24th.
Hi, Arriving to Porto from Dublin on the 30th of May next year. Hoping to do the Camino in 8-9 days probably fly back to Ireland 10th of June. Anyone out there doing the camino around the same time? Its my second so I pretty much know what to expect, have done Astorga to SDC 2 years ago.
Hi, Just go to Marcedona and they have lots of Gluten free. I think if you order Rice/Potato dishes then they should be fine. Just remember to say SIN GLUTEN.
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