Inquiring minds would love to see this summary, too, if it's not impolite to ask.
Hi Laurie,
My summary is hand written at the moment but here’s the gist of it without the ‘fluffy’ notes and distances.
Of course I’ll fine tune it once I’ve finished and maybe add something to the resource section here.
I ‘ve included most of the ‘sleep’ options to give as much flexibility as possibility.
Viseu (Albergue Fortelo)- Almargem (Albergue - stay?)- Moes (Rural quinta da Rabacosa)- Ribolhos (Albergue opt if not staying in Moes but get food in Moes)- Vila Pouca (residencial Parque opt stay)- Bigorne (NO albergue) - Penude (Albergue stay) - Lamego (stay overnight hotel Sao Paulo)- Peso da Regua (walk from Lamego early and take morning train to wine region, stop at Pocinho station. return on next train after a wine!) - Santa Marta Penaguiao (Stay here in pension or continue another 6km if time) - Bertelo (Albergue, buy food in Santa Marta) - Vila Real (Albergue Seminario Diocesano or Hotel Miraneve) - Vila Pouca de Aguiar (Albergue at Parada de Aguiar 4km before here- best alb on this camino) - Vidago (Albergue @ bombeiros, good review) - Chaves (Albergue bombeiros or Pensao Flavia) - Verin (Albergue Ive stayed here before, awesome) etc on Sanabres to Santiago.
Some of the stops have been recommended by Aurelio such as the little train ride in Peso da Regua (see as follows) Cheers, Grace
Aurelio's suggestions:
1-I propose that you end one stage of the journey in the city of Lamego and visit the city - Lady's Sanctuary dos Remedios and the Cathedral (or Penude but are already over 5 km andIt is more difficult on a day you visit the city of Lamego and finish in the city Régua)
2 - The city of Lamego to the city Régua (I advise to sleep in this city in a pensão or hotel) is always going down, only 12 km.
3 - Visit the Douro River and the vineyards by train is a trip that you'll never forget in your life.
Take the train in Régua, from 11h14m or 15h09m, to the train station of Pocinho (the village has nothing to see), drink a water, beer or glass of port in the bar and return on the same train at 13h26 (reaches the Régua to 14h47m) or 17h22m of the train. The train is stopped at Pocinho station about 30 minutes and returns to the Régua.
4 - The next day you can make your way up to the city of Vila Real and stay at the albergue.
The town of Vila Real is not particularly beautiful, is a university town, with one or two churches.