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  1. Elle Bieling

    Looking for advice walking from Lisboa

    I forgot to say that you may wish to shorten your stages whenever possible, as the heat, sweat and rough cobblestone streets created blisters in almost everyone I talked to! Me included!!
  2. Elle Bieling

    Looking for advice walking from Lisboa

    Hi @dalessandrodd! I just rewalked the routes from Porto to SdC last Sept/Oct and the Lisbon to Porto route in April! I did not want to carry any bedding so we booked exclusively in private albergues with sheets provided or family run, inexpensive hotels with private rooms/baths. I assure you...
  3. Elle Bieling

    What to skip either side of Vigo?

    @yogaflowjo that is a very long day! The shelf road after Vigo is easy at 16.5 km but you have to climb out of Vigo first to get to it. You don't say which route you wish to do, but the Coastal from A Ramallosa to Vigo would definitely be shorter and avoid the major part of downtown Vigo. You...
  4. Elle Bieling

    Central Day 1 Route Options Porto to Vilarinho

    I am counter-culture here, because I found walking through Porto to be pleasant. But I like distractions of the city. If you wish to see my day to Vilarinho with lots of photos, click here for my day fifteen on the Central Route. I really hope to convince pilgrims that this walk is really not...
  5. Elle Bieling

    Sanabres- Downhill to Ponte Ulla!

    If you are on FB, I posted there: The plan is to do a write up on pilgrimagetraveler.com too. Before that happens, I also just rewalked the Lisbon to Porto route and need a month or so to update that first, before starting a new project!
  6. Elle Bieling

    Sanabres- Downhill to Ponte Ulla!

    Well, for me Chrissy, long downhills are problematic, but I experienced nothing on this section. This was after I suffered horribly on the San Salvador, the section from San Miguel del Rio to Campomanes. I blame the fact that it was on pavement, and I was pulling through each step too hard with...
  7. Elle Bieling

    Pilgrim Office opens in Lisboa!

    I am assuming that one can get a credential and a stamp here?
  8. Elle Bieling

    Via Francigena vs Via Francesco

    Hi there, I have not walked the Via Francigena, but the Via di Francesco from La Verna to Assisi. We did this portion in 10 days. The summary of our walk with Nick can ve found here: https://www.pilgrimagetraveler.com/way-of-st-francis.html. Nick will add links as well, including the onward...
  9. Elle Bieling

    Growing numbers on the Camino Portugues - newspaper article

    I failed to mention that again, I am meeting a lot of pilgrims who say this Portugese Camino is their first Camino!
  10. Elle Bieling

    Growing numbers on the Camino Portugues - newspaper article

    More than halfway from Lisbon to Porto, now in Coimbra. There are more new pilgrims we are seeing each day. A total guess is about 25-30 we have seen moving in similar stages. The municipal albergue in Cernache is closed making Conimbriga a pinch point. Only one 10-bed private albergue and...
  11. Elle Bieling

    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Wow, this looks awesome.
  12. Elle Bieling

    I'm leaving tomorrow for the Sanabres!

    Buen Camino my friend. We are in Santarém now, day 3 on Lisbon to Porto. Very busy here! I'm not energetic enough to post yet. Enjoy the Sanabrés. You will love it!
  13. Elle Bieling

    Death of American pilgrim in Castromaior today

    My heart is sad for you and your grief! A big hug and lots of love to you, peregrina.
  14. Elle Bieling

    Requejo to Lubian (Camino Sanabres)

    Wikiloc is an app that you can use to find trails and tracks. Just search on the app to find what you want. Lots of people use it and there are lots of tracks!
  15. Elle Bieling

    Requejo to Lubian (Camino Sanabres)

    @JillGat, the route you took is the old route. After researching on many recent wikiloc tracks, you are right, no one goes this way anymore. The way through Aciberos used to stay on the highway, for a much longer way to Lubian. However, that is now changed and goes on trails just like the one...
  16. Elle Bieling

    Growing numbers on the Camino Portugues - newspaper article

    Thank you!!
  17. Elle Bieling

    Growing numbers on the Camino Portugues - newspaper article

    I have redone sections since 2017, but this time I am doing the entire section from Alverca to Porto.. I did the first day out of Lisbon on the new board walk last year.
  18. Elle Bieling

    Growing numbers on the Camino Portugues - newspaper article

    So good to hear!! Thank you so much for this info. I am going to contact you privately.
  19. Elle Bieling

    Growing numbers on the Camino Portugues - newspaper article

    Having just walked the Coastal and the Senda Litoral six months ago, I can honestly say that the numbers of pilgrims on these routes were astounding! The albergue in Vigo has over 90 beds, and both nights we were there on the separate routes, it was full! It is definitely the largest albergue on...
  20. Elle Bieling

    Camino Portugués Ebook, Central Route, Porto to Santiago de Compostela - Updated in 2024, The Camino Portugués from Porto to Santiago via the Central Route eBook Guide

    There are a few route changes and alternatives that our eBook now includes, as well as the inevitable coming and going of various accommodations and eateries. However, all-in-all, this very traditional and historic route has seen the fewest changes in recent times.

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