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Thank you for the informations. We will continue our via francigena from Calais mid may. We did Canterbury to Dover last year. Allways carrying our backpacks ourselves😀 I am brushing up my french with the help of duolingo.
This was in Borda after a day of only rain, rain, rain. The left foot belongs to Maxine, who I met that day and who has become a dear friend of me. The right ‘elegant’ croc belongs to me.
I used Duolingo for a few months. At casa Fernanda I talked in Spanish with a spanish pilgrim who could (or would?) only speak spanish. We understood eachother! The main thing is not to be afraid to make mistakes. In may I will continue the via francigena, so now I am brushing up my French with...
At os castanos ask for the menu del dia . we paid abour 12 euro’s for three courses wirh albarino wine. It is not on the written menu. Their breakfast is also quit good.
We walked from Pontevedra to Combarro 15 km, then to hospedaje rustico os castanos 15 km and than the last strech to Vilanova de Arousa 18 km. In Combarro and Villanova there is plenty accommodation. I found os castanos when I zoomed in on google maps. It is a nice local hotel with even a menu...
After finishing the camino portugues we walked further to Finisterre and then to Muxia. From there e
we took the bus to Santiago. This also is a great hike.
No need for a travelcompany. We used the Brierley guide (a pilgrim’s guide tp the camino portugues), but the guidebook by Anna Dintaman also does the trick. It is helpful to download the gpx tracks beforehand. The app “gronze maps” is also very helpful to sort out the stages. You don’t have to...
We did the same. It makes the stage a lot shorter. You can make a reservation by phone, they speak english. They have a very good menu del dia for lunch. Just ask for it, it is not on the written menu.
We walked along the river Douro out of Porto and than along the coast to Vila do Conde. The youth hostel there is excellent (private rooms with good breakfast). Than we crossed to the central Route. We were so glad we did the variante espiritual where we stayed overnight in Comarro and in...
We walked the Portuguese camino this fall from Porto to Santiago. We had several menu del dias. The cheapest was €7,50: three courses with bread and a drink. Sometimes you just have to ask for it. It is not always on the menu. They will tell you what they have that day. Just go one or two...
I have contacted Bahia and a Mare and they both will sail, with a minimum of 8 people. So if there are less than 8 people I will hike to Vilagarcia and take the train to Padron.
Thank you Woody! I will contact the boating companies to check if there are departures in march.
I saw that there is a train from Vilagarcia de Arousa to Padron, so we won’t get stuck in Vilanova de Arousa😀. 36 km walking to Padron is too much for me.
This year I walked the camino frances. Next year I want to walk the camino portugues from Porto to Santiago de C. Starting with the camino litoral to Vila do Conde, then switching to the camino Central. I would then like to walk the camino espiritual, but I am a little worried about the...
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