Advice on March Weather and Albergues on Camino Portugues

[Ho ming chan]

Hello all Camino veterans, I am starting from Porto on March 12. So far, difficult to locate any albergue. How do I get credential stamp (need 2 now between stages)? I like advice on the weather along the coastal route, please.

 

[Mark James]

March is really quite mild (not too hot) Spring flowers. I think there's a recent post elsewhere on the forum about two sites that list open refuges on all routes etc (one of them being Gronze).
Bom camino

 

[Tincatinker]

Weather averages here: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/portugal-250/c/march-3/

Accommodation information here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...f-albergues-open-in-january-from-porto.72347/

 

[Molly Cassidy]

You could try the cathedral for a stamp.

 

[trecile]

How do I get credential stamp (need 2 now between stages)? I

You can get your credential stamped at your lodging, churches, bars, restaurants, etc.
You need two stamps per day during the final 100 km if you want to receive a Compostela.

 

[Ho ming chan]

You could try the cathedral for a stamp.

U meant cathedrals along the route? I know credential pass from Se Cathedral.

 

[Molly Cassidy]

U meant cathedrals along the route? I know credential pass from Se Cathedral.

Sorry, I thought you were looking for a stamp in Porto.

 

[Ho ming chan]

Sorry, I thought you were looking for a stamp in Porto.

No worries.

 

[Ho ming chan]

Weather averages here: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/portugal-250/c/march-3/

Accommodation information here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...f-albergues-open-in-january-from-porto.72347/

 

[Ho ming chan]

My current temp hovers around 4 degree and windy. Glad to know it could be warmer along the Atlantic. In any case, I will bring my balaclava.

 

[Ho ming chan]

March is really quite mild (not too hot) Spring flowers. I think there's a recent post elsewhere on the forum about two sites that list open refuges on all routes etc (one of them being Gronze).
Bom camino

I couldn't locate the list. But thanks.

 

[trecile]

I couldn't locate the list. But thanks.

Here's a site that keeps an updated list of albergues open in the winter.

Camino Love

camino.love

 

[Ho ming chan]

Here's a site that keeps an updated list of albergues open in the winter.

Camino Love

camino.love

Much appreciated.

 

[Vince Rollason]

Hello all Camino veterans, I am starting from Porto on March 12. So far, difficult to locate any albergue. How do I get credential stamp (need 2 now between stages)? I like advice on the weather along the coastal route, please.

Hello
i walked the costal route from Porto in April 2019. The weather was generally warm and pleasant but it was also my wettest Camino. On the days when the storms come in off the Atlantic, they are biblical but the good days are truly wonderful. you only need two stamps a day for the last 100k and there are many places along the way that have stamps (cafes, bars, shops, churches etc). As you will get a stamp from your alberque you will only need one more stamp per day.
Buen Camino
Vince

 

[JerryStroebele]

Expect rain and friendly people.

 

[Ho ming chan]

Hello
i walked the costal route from Porto in April 2019. The weather was generally warm and pleasant but it was also my wettest Camino. On the days when the storms come in off the Atlantic, they are biblical but the good days are truly wonderful. you only need two stamps a day for the last 100k and there are many places along the way that have stamps (cafes, bars, shops, churches etc). As you will get a stamp from your alberque you will only need one more stamp per day.
Buen Camino
Vince

Thank you.

 

[Camembert]

Hello all Camino veterans, I am starting from Porto on March 12. So far, difficult to locate any albergue. How do I get credential stamp (need 2 now between stages)? I like advice on the weather along the coastal route, please.

Ask in Portugal for “ um carimbo por favor “ and in Spain “ un sello por favor” what means a stamp please in both languages

 

[deidrecombs]

I too am walking the Coastal Route in March; thank you for your weather updates everyone! We will need bag transport for some of our party and I wonder if you have had luck locating a service. Does anyone have any transport recommendations? Heading back on the Camino after 3 years away and have missed it so.

 

[auburnfive]

I too am walking the Coastal Route in March; thank you for your weather updates everyone! We will need bag transport for some of our party and I wonder if you have had luck locating a service. Does anyone have any transport recommendations? Heading back on the Camino after 3 years away and have missed it so.

Caminofacil provides excellent baggage transport service on the coastal route

 

[kenwilltravel]

I too am walking the Coastal Route in March; thank you for your weather updates everyone! We will need bag transport for some of our party and I wonder if you have had luck locating a service. Does anyone have any transport recommendations? Heading back on the Camino after 3 years away and have missed it so.

We used Tuitrans on both our coastal Portuguese Caminos and were satisfied with their service.

 

[deidrecombs]

We used Tuitrans on both our coastal Portuguese Caminos and were satisfied with their service.

Thank you! I am learning that the Coastal "season" starts around March 15 to 22 as do most bag transport services. I will let you all know who we work with early March.

 

[Peregrina 2013]

And to add to what others have said, I too walked the Camino Portugués da Costa from the 16th to the 27th of March of 2019 and had nothing but marvelous, sunny weather from the very first day. I was prepared for cooler, rainier days and ended up leaving a warmer top at the hotel in Oporto - where I returned after being in Santiago de Compostela. It was such an incredible gift to have walked by the ocean with warm breezes and the sun shining daily!
May you have an amazing experience and the weather be kind to you!