Portuguese central way

[Richard A Stead]

Last year I walked from SJPP to Santiago and found Sarria onwards crowded and a little overwhelming. Is the Portuguese central quieter and especially the last 100ks ?

 

[fmsoares]

Yes! You can start in Valenca do Minhon in Portugal and walk across the bridge /border into Tui, Spain. Then it's pretty much straight up to Santiago (Valenca, Tui, Porino, Redondela, Pontevedra, Caldas, Padron, Santiago). It's 115 km. Otherwise you can start in Tui. There is a book here for sale on the Portuguese Camino. Buen Camino/Ultreia

 

[Kiwi-family]

Much quieter. Even the last hundred.

 

[sulu]

Last year I walked from SJPP to Santiago and found Sarria onwards crowded and a little overwhelming. Is the Portuguese central quieter and especially the last 100ks ?

Actually there are several routes in Portugal and the route that they describe as 'central' goes up the middle of Portugal and through Chaves to Verin then joins one of the Sanabres variants, either the low route to Allariz or up to Laza. I did Chaves to Verin and up to Laza and didn't see a soul until Ourense but it would be different in summer. On the other hand for that central route the last 100k would be from Ourense!

 

[Mike Savage]

Last year I walked from SJPP to Santiago and found Sarria onwards crowded and a little overwhelming. Is the Portuguese central quieter and especially the last 100ks ?

Last year in September coming in to Santiago on the Portuguese route was very quiet. It did not even compare to the previous year coming in to Santiago on the Francés. The walk in to the city was nicer and shorter too.

Bom Caminho!

 

[MarcelWals]

Richard,

What period are you gonna do the Camino Portugues?

Marcel

 

[Richard A Stead]

Richard,

What period are you gonna do the Camino Portugues?

Marcel

I’ve just finished.

 

[MarcelWals]

Ok Richard,
I am just reading your post about it....

Thnx

Marcel

 

[Richard A Stead]

Blog is www.old-bloke-on-the-Camino.com might have useful info if you are doing either Frances or Portuguese as both are on there.

 

[MarcelWals]

Blog is www.old-bloke-on-the-Camino.com might have useful info if you are doing either Frances or Portuguese as both are on there.

I will read the blog. I did the Frances and next April I'll do the Portugues (from Porto to SdC.
Thnx
Marcel