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I just completed the CP in April and crossed over from Caminha to Valenca. I stayed overnight halfway, in Vila Nova de Cerveira at the very modern and well equipped "Pousada de Juventude", where I did all my laundry.🙂
The Ecovia Rio Minho is a very easy, scenic walk along the river;I really...
Hello, I completed the Camino Portuguese in April this year, as a solo 64 year old woman. My husband passed away suddenly in October last year and the Camino helped me to deal with my grief. There were days when I wanted to walk alone and times when I met some wonderful people, from all over the...
Yes, I am going to follow the Estrada do Rio, which joins or becomes the Ecopista do Rio Minho. This ends at the Parque Aquatico in Vila Nova de Cerveira. I will be staying overnight at the Pousada de Juventude, then walking on to Valenca, where I am staying 2 nights at Hotel Lara. Then onto...
I am coming up from a week in Southern Spain, I and am travelling on the bullet train from Granada to Madrid, then by plane to Porto. I used paypal to book my ticket online. Apparently, there is a connection between Atocha train station and the airport...not sure if this is a bus or train?
My husband and I walked the Camino Portugues in 2019. We were booked to do it again in March 2020, but 2 weeks before we were due to leave, Covid and lockdown hit Melbourne, Australia hard and we had to cancel the whole thing. We had hoped to hike it sometime this year, but unfortunately, my...
Thank you, your blog is very thorough. I will be staying at the Pousada de Juventude in Vila Nova de Cerveira, so this will break up the walk and hopefully no boredom.
I am walking this route in April next year and would like to know, if there are arrows/markers to follow out of Caminha. I would like to walk on the Escovia along the Minho river.
Hello Doug, I am a fellow Aussie (from Melbourne) and just wanted to know what covid protocols you came up against flying into Portugal. We are fully vaxxed and are planning to do the coastal route from Porto, later in the year.
Did you need any tests when you arrived and how does our Australian...
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