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In October 2017 I walked from the Spanish border to Cabo San Vincente on the Via Algarviana. It is very different than walking a Camino route. It is well marked and most trails are very well maintained. That said there are very few services, cafes, accommodations or people on the route. I walked...
Hello Stefania,
It is hard to generalize about the weather. My favorite times have been in May-June (late spring) and September-October, in part the weather tends to be nice and the summer tourists are not there. Lisbon and the eastern Alentejo can be 40+ c in late June - August. Just too hot...
My plan is to walk the Portuguese Camino in late spring 2015 to avoid the heat of summer. I have owned a home in Portugal since 2005, near Obidos and as an American spending many many weeks each year all I can say is I love Portugal. I can not wait to walk through my second home, enjoying the...
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