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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    Hi there. I walked the coastal route and crossed over to the central route by taking a train from Caminha to Valenca. I then took the central route to Santiago. After we completed the Camino we then took a bus back to Porto and took a flight to Carcassone where we have been staying with family...
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    We started in Porto on the 5th and arrived in Santiago on the 13th. So that is actually 9 days. One day we took a train from Caminha to Valenca to cross from the coastal to central route. This can be walked but we took a train for timing purposes. So had we walked it would have added a day for a...
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    Hi Tommy, There are places online to get your pilgrim passport mailed to your home before you leave. With one week you can do whatever you want. You can do the last 7 days of a trail and finish in Santiago. Or you can do the first 7 days and slowly complete a pilgrimage over time. If you are...
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    Yesterday we arrived in Santiago! It was beautiful and contrary to some reports it was not very crowded. We got our Compostela certificates easily and quickly. This morning we boarded a bus for Porto and again crossing the border there was no control or anything. Good luck to all future pilgrims!
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    Hi Vicky, I have heard that some rules have been changing recently but honestly I was not aware of this change nor have I seen it enforced anywhere so far. When booking a place to stay either in person or online there is never any mention of vaccination status. Not for any restaurants. I am back...
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto - Santiago June 2021

    Congratulations! What is the website to register online?
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    Hello from Caldas de Reis. There are many more pilgrims on the route now that we have joined the central route and are also now 100km from Santiago. I spoke with a German man who was walking to Fatima and had been in Santiago two days ago. He said Santiago was packed with super long lines for...
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto - Santiago June 2021

    Hi! We are in Arcade tonight! I have been following your posts. Very informative and it looks like you are having a great time. Maybe we will see you along the way! Buen Camino! Madeline
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    Just an update that crossing the Portuguese/Spanish border was a non-event. We walked across the bridge from Valenca to Tui and there was no one there or anything. I know this is on a lot of people’s minds. We stayed in our first municipal albergue last night in Porrino and it was a crazy...
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    Good morning from Viana do Castelo! Thank you all for your encouraging remarks. The Camino truly has such a beautiful community. I just wanted to report that so far everything has been great. We have seen many pilgrims each day and most businesses seem to be open. It feels very “normal” despite...
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    LIVE from the Camino Porto to Santiago July 2021

    Hello! My name is Madeline. My husband Timothy and I are Americans and are currently in Porto. We plan to start walking the coastal route tomorrow morning. I do not plan to post every day or anything, but as I have benefitted from others’ posts during this unpredictable time, I thought I would...
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    Camino from Porto

    I am curious about crossing from the coastal to the central route. Are the ways marked? Between Caminha and Tui? Are there any other crossings? Thank you!
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    To book or not to book ahead post Covid?

    Does the Wise Pilgrim app update the status of each lodging whether they are open or not during this time?
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    Accommodations Coastal Route

    I am interested in this aspect of the camino- the need for technology en route. My last camino was the Camino Frances in 2011 (10 years ago wow!), and back then I did it without even a cell phone! Since then, of course, smartphones are in everyone's hands and from my recent research for my...

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