Lisa van Holsteijn
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Portugues (Aug 2020)
Hello everyone,
I'm a newbie to the Camino and have booked flights to Lisbon leaving next Friday the 14th of August - flying out of Porto 5 weeks later. I'm going to going by myself, haven't decided which route to take yet and am finding it hard to plan because I just have no idea how things are looking with places to stay due to Corona measures.
Do any of you know if there are enough hostels open along the Camino Portugues? I've heard that the section between Lisbon and Porto is usually very quiet, could that mean that most of the hostels just won't be open? For this reason I'm considering taking a tent along. But I have no idea whether it's possible to wild camp or whether I would need to find camp sites which could also be closed? I would much prefer not to have to carry a tent (and sleeping bag and mat and possibly cooking things) but if I'm going to get caught out with most hostels being closed I'm willing to take it just to be safe. Any experiences with camping along the Camino?
Can anyone recommend a good website that's really up to date or perhaps even a phone number that I could call to get some current information?
Would greatly appreciate any thoughts/tips!
Thanks in advance
Lisa
I'm a newbie to the Camino and have booked flights to Lisbon leaving next Friday the 14th of August - flying out of Porto 5 weeks later. I'm going to going by myself, haven't decided which route to take yet and am finding it hard to plan because I just have no idea how things are looking with places to stay due to Corona measures.
Do any of you know if there are enough hostels open along the Camino Portugues? I've heard that the section between Lisbon and Porto is usually very quiet, could that mean that most of the hostels just won't be open? For this reason I'm considering taking a tent along. But I have no idea whether it's possible to wild camp or whether I would need to find camp sites which could also be closed? I would much prefer not to have to carry a tent (and sleeping bag and mat and possibly cooking things) but if I'm going to get caught out with most hostels being closed I'm willing to take it just to be safe. Any experiences with camping along the Camino?
Can anyone recommend a good website that's really up to date or perhaps even a phone number that I could call to get some current information?
Would greatly appreciate any thoughts/tips!
Thanks in advance
Lisa