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We walked the central from Lisbon July August 2018. It took us 30 days. We stayed in some great alberguesand never had any trouble finding a place to stay. There are a few long walking days if you do not have time to break 30km days up. The way was well marked.
Yes there were cobblestones and...
Hi Martin&Yvonne,
We finished our Portuguese Caminho just this August. We went by the central route from Lisbon.
1& 3. We never pre-booked accommodation but did stay in dormitory rooms (ages 47 & 49 costing 6 - 15 euro each. Some albergues did have single rooms but at double the price. We did...
Hi Anna, I hope you do find people to walk with for periods but you may enjoy the gentle quietness of alone time also. There are always people on the way so try not to worry. Pave the way for us in July and enjoy the experience. Bom Caminho
Hi all,
My husband and I are also planning our 2018 PC and we are going to do the central route. We are still hoping to detour from Padron to Negreira rather than straight to Santiago but cannot seem to find out if there is any way marked. We are not going until July 2018 so we have time to sort...
Thank you everyone. I should have made myself a little more clear. Clothing on the Caminho is not such a problem. It is what I am reading for post our walk, just touring Portugal for our last two weeks of six. But from what you are all saying Portugal is relaxed which is great. Thank you...
Hi all,
We are doing the Caminho Central in 12 months and doing our preparation. We are giving ourselves four weeks for the walk and then two weeks to head back to Lisbon to fly home. We are reading a lot of information about clothing in Portugal and reading lots about no shorts, tight clothing...
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