will likely be starting on 19 or 20 from Lisboa on the Central way but will be short of 2 or 3 days to get to Santiago.... any suggestion which part of that camino I could cut off by bus or hitch hike... thanks
One of my favourite days is the very first day, from Lisbon Cathedral to Moscavide.
There is so much to see, especially getting to the amazing Museo do Azulejo (Tile Museum) about the time that it opens. How can one miss visiting THE Tile Museum when in Portugal?
Then you get to the very pleasant Parque das Nacoes, don’t miss the Oceanarium there, and there are plenty of places to stop for lunch, and just absorb the Portuguese way of life.
There is a train station at Sacavem, where you could catch a train a short way up the line, maybe to Alhandra. The riverside walk into Vilafranca de Xira is really nice, and so stay there the first night. I hit the Running of the Bulls festival there in Oct 2018.
Maybe train again from there to Santarem. But I would say, DON’T skip the first day’s walk out of Lisbon.