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I have walked five times on different sections usually ten to fifteen days each trip. Also a couple of more strenuous walks in Austria and spent some time on the Wickow Way. All of this since I turned 65. I am now 72 and hoping to start from San Jean Pied do Port in September next. So walk as...
Hi, Starting in Vigo would not give you the minimum 100km required for your compostela. Why not start in Baiona? It is a very nice place to start and will give you about 110km to Santiago.
Hi, the walk from Ponte de Lima to Rubies is really nice. It gets a bit tough 10km out of Ponte de Lima, going uphill, but it's worth the effort. There is not much to see in Rubies and very little accommodation but you should manage okay. The following day is also a good walk and you could stay...
Hi First Timer,
You are setting out with the right attitude. Take every day as it comes and be open to whatever and whoever you meet.
I did the Portuguese coastal route a couple of times and also the main Portuguese route and French route. It will get under your skin!
Enjoy it.
I totally agree with this. Last year I started in Pamplona with two friends. We walked for four days and hired a car to get us to the second last stage of the route so my friends could experience walking into Santiago, ( I'd been there a few times having walked the Portuguese Camino, so arriving...
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