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    Hello! I’m new here…

    You´re very welcome, have a great Camino !
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    Hello! I’m new here…

    These are the accomodations we loved, depends on where you intend to stay ofcourse: Siglas & Runas II / Povoa de Varzim Sun & Sand Guesthouse / Esposende Pensao O Laranjeira / Viana do Castelo Casa Puertas at Oia A filla do Mar / Arcade (hostel with small swimming pool) Albergue Hostel Nuestra...
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    Hello! I’m new here…

    Hi Janey, Me and my wife walked the coastal last year in May it was our first Camino and what an experience it was! We started from Porto and followed the Litoral which is a little closer to the coast, sometimes switchen between Litoral and Costa, at Pontevedra we turner of to the Spiritual...
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    Spiritual variant - can I cut across?

    Hi Helen, we stayed at a rural casa close to Armenteira, Casa Carballo do Prado 1900, the host picks you up at the monastery and puts you back on track next morning. Lovely place !, friendly hosts , good food and a beautifull wax stamp ! Buen Camino! Christel and Marc
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    Are hiking poles needed for Porto to Vigo?

    Last year we walked the CP from Porto to Santiago and later on to Fisterra via Muxia both fantastic experiences, my wife mostly without and me with hiking poles. For me they provided stability when needed and support for the weight one is carrying. I can only recommend from my own experience...
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    LIVE from the Camino Camino Portuguese Coastal Route - Tips & Tricks 🚶🏼‍♀️

    We finished our first Camino 2 weeks ago, From Porto , Litoral combined with Coastal and took the taxi boat over to Spain as ferry broke down. Continued along the coast via A Guarda and stayed at Santa Maria de Oia at Casa Puertas , not an albuergue but what a fantastic place, highly recommend...
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    Info on busy or not please on coastal Portuguese camino

    W´re one week back from our first Camino, CP litoral/coastal which indeeds overlaps here and there and it was beautifull,not crowded, at Pontevedra we switched to the Spiritual variant less people but oh so beautifull, recommend it to everyone!
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    So we finished our Camino Litoral combined with the Costa + the Variante Espiritiual on 29/05 and it was simply AMAZING, WONDERFULL, INSPIRING and SPIRITUAL, our first but hopefully not our last Camino. Thanks again for the advise received ! Marc and Christel
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Thanks for sharing your experience and for the good advise!, we have one day of only 11km on which we should be able to take some rest, also on the spiritual we have the boat trio which is also a less intensive day. Buen Camino too and maybe see you on the way!
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Looks good, similar distances, bom caminho!
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Thanks Ken, got a lot of good advise of everyone including you, i'm about to reshuffle some stages and see where we end up :)
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Nice !, we will only be starting on 16th of may though, buen camino!
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Thanks John, we only have the 14days off work both so multi night stays will not be possible unless we leave out the spiritual i guess
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Thanks, will try to move distances up and down a bit avoiding too long distance first days
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Hi Woody, Thanks to share your experiences, looking forward to our camino with a little healhthy stress 😀
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Thank you Elle! We were indeed planning on walking out of Porto via the litoral as i read a lot of pro´s about this way, will certainly look further into it via your links!
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Thanks, valuable information, will reconsider this
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Haha, beer festival in Portugal, why not ,so you enjoyed an unexpected bonus!
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Hi Woody, Thanks and looking at the stops distances should be quite similar we are also staying our first night at Caravela! We also booked private rooms , partly for same reason, we booked ahead ad it looks many pilgrims will be on route then
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    Starting our first in May 2022 / route plan , any thoughts?

    Thank you for the helpfull information!

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