Starting in Porto in Late December

[Scott F]

Good Evening,

Due to an unforeseen family illness, I had to postpone my Camino this spring, but I am looking to reschedule for late December/early January. Any thoughts or tips for a winter Camino Portugues would be appreciated.

Best,

Scott

 

[Pilgy]

Will be following this, Scott, as I might need to walk in winter too.

 

[Ekelund]

I'm following this too as I'm thinking of a Christmas Camino.

 

[jsalt]

Any thoughts or tips for a winter Camino Portugues would be appreciated.

Hi, it depends on what type of accommodation you intend staying at, but really budget places do not turn the heating on in winter. They provide blankets but they are often the very old fashioned dark heavy scratchy kind, and provide little warmth, just a heavy weight on top of you. So take a good sleeping bag! Prepare for some days of very wet weather, as well as the cold. Some paths can get very muddy after a lot of rain.
Bom caminho!
Jill

 

[Deleted member 12253]

Will be following this, Scott, as I might need to walk in winter too.

Why not i will start in lisbon early spring

 

[Pilgy]

Why not i will start in lisbon early spring

What do you consider as early spring?

 

[Scott F]

Hi, it depends on what type of accommodation you intend staying at, but really budget places do not turn the heating on in winter. They provide blankets but they are often the very old fashioned dark heavy scratchy kind, and provide little warmth, just a heavy weight on top of you. So take a good sleeping bag! Prepare for some days of very wet weather, as well as the cold. Some paths can get very muddy after a lot of rain.
Bom caminho!
Jill

Thank you, I have some flexibility with my budget and I will definitely research the accommodations prior to departure.

 

[Deleted member 12253]

What do you consider as early spring?

March maybe 17th st patricks day