Hello
@amsimoes
This is good news for this Camino. I have obtained information in recent months about this route, and despite the closures of the Bigorne, Penude and Casa Diocesana de Vila Real hostels, three new hostels will open this year.
The first has already been inaugurated in the village of Moura Morta (between Ribolhos and Bigorne):
A iniciativa Hospitalidade Jacobeia, organizada pelo Município de Castro Daire e pela Federação Portuguesa do Caminho de Santiago aconteceu nos 12 e 13 de novembro.
maisbeiras.sapo.pt
As they commented in another thread, in Peso da Regua they are equipping a building for various uses and also as a hostel for pilgrims:
Foi celebrado hoje o contrato de adjudicação referente à recuperação da antiga Casa do Cantoneiro na Ponte Metálica, a qual representará um ...
www.cm-pesoregua.pt
The execution period was quite delayed due to the current pandemic situation, but from Google Street View you can see the advanced work in 2021:
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
goo.gl
And the last one is in Sabroso de Aguiar (between Vila Pouca de Aguiar and Vidago). It's still a project:
A Câmara de Vila Pouca de Aguiar vai transformar os edifícios do apeadeiro de Sabroso de Aguiar, na antiga linha ferroviária do Corgo, num albergue pa...
www.diariodetrasosmontes.com
I will keep reporting when there is news.
Greetings.