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    Vaseline and Omnifix easily found?

    Ominfix or other brands (Hypafix, Fixomull) are widely available across Europe. Take a piece in to a pharmacy and show them, they may not know your brand but its a very common product for anyone with allergies to other tapes.
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    Memorable Albergues on the Portugues

    Here's a list of where we stayed with a few words on each and a rating... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1maPaqlmF0ZsOkeHGyXHEn9WywRmxEHPe9sY4GIwBTOE/edit?usp=drivesdk Also you might find this post on our Facebook page helpful...
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    Place to leave a stone (like Cruz de Ferro) on Portuguese Camino?

    I disagree with the views off there being too many busy roads on the Lisbon to Porto stretch. I walked it in April 2017. At this time there was a long stretch into Azambuja (which i skipped) on the road but this is now changed to a path next to the train line. The route has changed a lot over...
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    Walking to Santiago from Porto

    We did a similar route to what you're thinking about. If you want to check out our blog on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/Jackie.Craig.Adventures Or some video on YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6_LoreKUN6A9_ZUEQdJtBwpvdG4VUxTe On lodging, check out the resources section...
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    Backpack in airline holds

    Our solution is clingwrap. Leave the top handle out but wrap the rest several times over. Any removable straps can be taken off and placed in an internal pocket or left at home. Put a knife in the top pocket if you're taking one to help cut off the clingwrap. Clingwrap / Gladwrap or whatever...
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    Any Updated PDF for Accommodations on Camino Portuguese? (2017/18)

    That resource is for the coastal route so not of help for much of the rpute you asked for if your doing the central. Try gronze.com or Via Lusitana I linked to above. Wisepilgrim.com also has a list I think or you could buy their app. Bom Caminho
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    Any Updated PDF for Accommodations on Camino Portuguese? (2017/18)

    The page you linked to is out of date. The English version has not been updated. But the Portuguese version has.. http://www.vialusitana.org/caminho-portugues/albergues/
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    Porto to Santiago - which route?

    Central I'd say if you want company. We did Coastal and although it was busy, I hear the Central is more of what you'll be looking for. Bom Caminho.
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    Help needed with the first stages of Camino Portugues

    As someone said above, why take the metro out of Porto? The walk along the river and up the coast is very nice. I can understand wanting to skip the industrial section out of Porto onto the Central route, but you can do that by walking up the coast from the Duoro. Here's a video of us doing...
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    Number of sellos/stamps needed

    There are a few albergues that require you to have started at least a certain distance before. Struggling to remember which ones. Burgos comes to mind and I think it was something like 50km prior. In these cases you need at least one stamp a day to show you've done the distance. On the...
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    Anyone know how much road walking is involved?

    Hi TimH, We (wife and I) did four days of the VF this year after doing the Camino Portuguese. Siena to Bolsena. There's a fair bit of road walking in that section, not all road though. There are route options onto paths over the hills from memory. Our ankles started to hurt because of the...
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    Facilities in albergues

    Take a look in the resources section of the forum. There's a file called Sleeping on the Portugese. From memory, none of the albergue we stayed in between Porto and Camina had private rooms. There's plenty of other options and a couple of private Albergue's that do I think. We used Ohropax...
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    Trains on Camino Portuguese

    Hi Mormon, I took the train from Vila Franca de Xira to Azambuja in April. You just get a ticket before you get on if you don't already have a topped up card, they are commuter trains at least to Azambuja. There are three types of train just check cp.pt for details. Try not to miss the...
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    Must you have a Camino Passport to stay in an Alburgue?

    So without a credencial (of some form), how does one prove to the hospitalero they are indeed a pilgrim? Bottom line is sometimes you might get away without one, but why have the hassle of being refused for the sake of €2?
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    Porto to Santiago - which route?

    The section Lisbon to Porto is the best part for me. But to answer your question... The senda and coastal rejoin every 25-30km so you can swap over no problem. If you walk out of Porto along the river, turn north at the coast and then decide each day what you want is the best plan. It really...
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    Must you have a Camino Passport to stay in an Alburgue?

    You must have a credential to stay in an albergue. This shows you are a pilgrim. Dictionary.com says credential means "evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like" Like the right to use lodging provided for pilgrims. Without a credencial you are a tourist...
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    Walking the Portuguese Route

    Take a look at the resources section of this website. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/ These two documents will interest you; Short Stages from Lisbon to Porto All places to sleep in one .pdf - Route Portugues - Route Monacal/Coastal The longest stage was Tomar to...
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    Lisbon onwards...

    Does this help... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1531530640237389&substory_index=0&id=653096051414190
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    Walking the Portuguese Route

    You won't have a problem finding a bed, hot shower and a meal (with much better food and wine than the usual C.F. pilgrim meal). We walked all the way from Lisbon to Santiago in April. We used mostly albergues but the odd cheap hotel occasionally. There's enough facilities on the CP, just...
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    would be interested in anyones thoughts- re: Lisbon

    The walk out of Lisbon is not that bad. I enjoyed it. I would do the official route through Alpriate. I remember someone trying to do a coastal route this year but it didn't work. Too many times they had to come inland, beleive they posted on https://www.facebook.com/groups/311970852538865/

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