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Yes, absolutely, all this Camino is beautiful but the part in the national park of Peneda Geres is a must for all those who love mountains. As far as I know, Buri was a small tribe that came with the Sueves settled in that region of Portugal but unlike the Sueves there are almost none...
Yes, the Camino follows Geira / Via Nova, an ancient Roman road that went from Braga in Portugal to Astorga in Spain and after Caldelas you'll follow this path through the national park of Peneda Geres, cross Portela do Homem border and keep going on the Spanish side. Along the way, you'll see...
Unfortunately I don´t know for sure if bombeiros are hosting, but i know that a couple of years ago some pioneer pilgrims on this route stayed at bombeiros in Terras de Bouro. I think some albergues are being opened along the route. Regarding to buy groceries you'll don't have problems with...
Hi peregrina, as i wrote in another post, I walked this amazing camino last June, and there is almost no road walking, the camino goes along mountains, valleys and river banks, through a beautiful landscape all the way to Santiago. It is a challenging, but probably, one or the most pure and...
Hi Heidi, sorry for the late reply, as Isca-camigo already said, this is a quite hilly camino, you are walking through mountains, valleys and alongside rivers banks. In the stages that i made ,Os Baños Riocaldo – Castro Laboreiro and Berán- Soutelo de Montes are the most hilly and challenging...
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When we did the Camino, it wasn't all marked with the traditional yellow arrows, some parts are still missing (I think they are marking it at this moment) so a GPS track it's very advisable and there aren't albergues along the Camino, the first one it's planned to open this month at...
Last week we finished the Caminho de Santiago da Geira e dos Arrieiros through 9 stages from Braga to Santiago de Compostela:
Braga -Terras de Bouro
Terras de Bouro - Os Baños Riocaldo
Os Baños Riocaldo - Castro Laboreiro
Castro Laboreiro - Cortegada
Cortegada - Berán
Berán- Soutelo de Montes...
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I walked the fishermen's trail at the end of June 2018 from Porto Covo to Odeceixe and it was very interesting. I usually hiking in the mountains, mainly in Peneda Gerês (portuguese national park) and i found this trail an easy and pleasant walk, with an amazing scenery along the coastline...
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