Interior Portuguese and Via de Estrela

[Anna Machial]

I'm doing the preliminary planning for a Portuguese camino in 2017 and am researching all possibilities from central Portugal north. If I do the Portuguese Interior I would like to start in Fundao since my husband comes from there. I have found a bit of information on Via da Estrela and found that it goes through Fundao to Viseu. Where can I find more detailed information on that stage? I'd love to go through the mountains but only if I can avoid the crazy paved roads. I know there are dirt roads and paths up there but don't know how to access them or how to find towns off them. I have seen photos of markers but don't know if the way is well marked. I need to know about accommodation as well.
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Anna Machial]

Here is a link that explains the Via de Estrela. It doesn't go through the city of Fundao but close enough.

http://www.celtiberia.net/es/biblioteca/?id=2848

The following two links are from googling Via de la Estrella and Camino de Santiago, advice given on another thread on this forum.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago_de_la_Vía_de_la_Estrella

https://www.facebook.com/Vía-da-Est...Alcántara-1576139929280862/info?tab=page_info

http://www.hoy.es/20081116/sociedad/renace-antigua-estrela-20081116.html

Unfortunately, I still can't find info on what the actual route is like, whether its off road or not. I will try the local turismo in the future.

 

[peregrina2000]

Hi, Anna,
I would contact the Via Lusitana (their webpage has an email address) and see what they can tell you. They may be able to point you in the direction of a group that would have the information you are looking for. Bom caminho, Laurie

 

[Deleted member 3000]

They have a lot of information here:

http://www.vialusitana.org/

 

[Anna Machial]

They have a lot of information here:

http://www.vialusitana.org/

Thank you, Peregrina and Falcon. I'll check it out.

 

[Anna Machial]

On another thread, which I can't find now, there was a link to the Camino Torres. I have found all the gps links that I need there. When I first went to the site I couldn't use the links because of google translate. I just needed to turn it off and I found maps for the 'Route Cardosa', that with some alteration would get me to Viseu.
Once again this forum has very helpful information.