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    Accommodation Portuguese Interior

    Is it possible to find accommodation every 10 to 20 km on the Portuguese Interior starting in Viseu or possibly Coimbra? If we need to carry packs because of lack of luggage transfer we probably won't be able to walk the 20 to 25 km. that are the distances given on the cpi site. Thanks for...
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    Luggage transfer on Viseu to Chaves?

    Is there luggage transfer on the Portuguese Interior? (The camino starting in Viseu?) I think a taxi would be too expensive.
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    Interior Portuguese and Via de Estrela

    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...
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    Photo Journal by Michael George

    This link has probably been posted here before but here it is anyway. A small part of it was in the National Geographic I just read so I googled the photographer. http://home.michaelgeorgephoto.com/portrait-of-a-pilgrim
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    Singing in Asturia and Galicia

    This is a cultural question rather than a camino question but I've looked all over the internet for an answer. I was woken up twice, once when sleeping above a bar in Asturia, and then again in Santiago by gorgeous singing by a man. He had a deep voice and sung a verse and everyone else in the...
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    Please pack toilet paper out

    I cannot say enough about the beauty and cleanliness of the Primitivo. We took a garbage bag and gloves to pick up litter for a day but that wasn't needed until the Francis. But - a number of times we would go off trail in isolated areas to 'use the facilities' and the chosen spot would be...
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    Walking the Primitivo was a Fantastic Experience

    My daughter and I walked 200 km of the Primitivo including part of the Francis, from May 3 to May 15. Unfortunately we did not have time to walk every step of the way to Santiago. But we loved what we did and would like to go back to do the parts we missed. The route was beautiful, the...
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    Pilgrim credenciales

    I was worried about not obtaining a credential in Oviedo since we are arriving there when the tourist office and chapel are closed, so I ordered one from Ivar. I wasn't sure it would arrive here in rural Canada, before we left but the two I ordered have arrived! I took them only a week to...
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    Credencial in Oviedo

    Due to a flight change we are arriving in Oviedo May 2, Sunday afternoon, instead of a day earlier as planned. Will the tourist office be open that day? The tourist office site says it is closed on Sunday during winter but open in summer. Is May considered summer? If it is closed where can...
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    Packing List Question

    I've been looking through the many packing lists and am wondering if there is a specific one for the Primitivo for the beginning of May. I know the weather can be unpredictable and probably still cold at higher elevations. It will also be wet. What's the minimum I need to pack given all the...
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    Best Places to Use Bus/Taxi if Necessary

    My goal is to walk all of the Primitivo to Santiago but I am currently being plagued by old injuries to the knees and feet. I have a year to train and heal but I am concerned that they may re-occur while I'm walking the Camino since the injuries are repetitive strain injuries from...
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    Ticks

    I have read 2 blogs on the Camino Primitivo that mention lots of ticks. Is this normally the case or did these people just happen to wander through the wrong bushes. When is the tick season is that area? I am used to doing tick checks but I would like to know how necessary checks are, or if...
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    Snow on the Salvador

    When is the snow normally off the higher trails on the Camino del Salvador and the Camino Vadiniense? My travel times need to be from April to the middle of May of next year. I know it varies from year to year but are my times even a possibility? Thanks for the input. This forum has been...
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    Highway and Primitivo

    Looking at a map the Primitivo seems to follow a major highway from Oviedo to just past Salas. Is the highway a distraction for the pilgrim or are there footpaths through the countryside that keep the highway out of sight and out of mind?
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    Availability of Accommodation

    Is it necessary to pre-book accommodation on the Camino Primitivo? If so, how far ahead of the night's stay? I have a friend that went with a self-guided tour that had all accommodation booked before she left Canada, but I'm hoping to be more flexible. Tour companies on line say that the...

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