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I just finished a hike from Lisboa to Santiago, March 12 to April 10, 2015. I got one day of drizzle. The mornings were a bit chilly, but for the most part, the weather was perfect for walking. I highly recommend March to April to walk in Portugal.
Good idea. There is another marked route that starts west of Villa Nova de Reina. Azambuja is a good place to start IMO. I started from Lisboa and had some ugly patches.
I also recommend the walk from Santarem to Fatima. IT IS LOVELY
I spent around 1200 euros over my 30 day trip and hike from Lisboa to Santiago. I stayed in alot of Albergues (but some 5 stars) and never missed a meal. I ate alot of Octopus.... :)
DarnTough Socks are the best in the world and have an unconditional lifetime guarantee. I have gotten three replacement pairs of socks during my long(4000 km) hikes.
A rain jacket will be FINE against cold if you layer your clothing. Lets assume the lad is not a dim wit and can layer clothing. I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 0c weather for about a month with a gore tex rainjacket, a fleece and long underwear.
Asics are better. The lighter the shoe the...
I hit povoa my first day out of Lisboa. I took the metro back to Lisboa to my hotel and then the train back to Povoa the next day.
NOTE Brierly's guide has the Povoa metro station in the WRONG place. It is a KM or more south of where it is in Brierly guidebook.
I just finished a camino from Lisboa to Santiago. You may want to consider doing an alternate route from some place like Sienna or jump ahead to Azambuja.
While there are friendly people and some nice spots, there are some long slogs through the sections within the municipality of Lisboa...
Congratulations! I just finished Caminho Tejo/Caminho Compostela from Lisbon to Santiago. The Portuguese people (generally) are very friendly and kind.
I highly recommend staying Seminario Menor and Hospederia San Martinho Pinario in Santiago. They are very atmospheric and connect you to the...
I started the Camino Portuguese headed for Compostela, but instead did the Camino Tejo to Fatima, and then took a bus from Fatima to Tomar and started the Camino de Santiago from Tomar. The Convento de Christo makes a great spiritual/historic place to start. The bus from Fatima to Tomar (the...
I found the hike from Santarem to be extremely peaceful and beautiful. There is an Alberque 200 m from the trail near Aviala. There are also a couple of pensao/residentials. In Amero das Milharicas, there is Casa O Primo Basilio. The Owner is older and speaks no English (some French and...
If you head south from the roundabout on the N-10 in Povoa there are several restaurants where you could ask about a cuarto.
Lisboa to Alverca is pleasant, for the most part. The "bad stretch" is between Alverca and Alhambra along the N-10 and then again between Villa Nova de Reinha and...
I met a good fellow who paints both blue And yellow arrows from Lisbon to Santarem. He speaks excellent English. His facebook page is:
https://m.facebook.com/amigosdocaminho
I am presently hiking the Caminho Portuguese. I met a fellow who is involved with the Fatima pilgrimage. He is genuinely very nice. We talked and he let me stay in his house. His facebook is:
https://m.facebook.com/amigosdocaminho
His page is in Portuguese but he speaks excellent English.
Just completed my first day out of Lisboa. I made it to Povoa, and discovered that Brierly's map places the Povoa rail station in the wrong place! The Povoa station is South of the bridge that goes over the railway. It's about 1.5 km south of that bridge and maybe 2.5 km south of where the icon...
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