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I am definitely adding the Variante Spiritual. I am about to leave - less than a week now, and after I read someone's post/recommendation last night about doing the coastal for the 1st two days out of Porto, I am back to the drawing board and revising my route! Starting to go a little...
What were your stopping points each day on the Coastal route the 1st two days out of Porto? Was it easy to get back onto Central? Where did you do that (from where to where?). Very interested! Leaving a week from today!
Hello all of you helpful peregrinos and peregrinas. I am putting the final touches on my route plan before I leave March 20. I plan to walk the Central Route from Tomar to Coimbra. Then from Coimbra, I will take a train to Porto and will continue walking from there. I read great things about...
Given your comments about the remarkable entrance to Porto, wouldn't it be simple for me to just hop off the train a bit before Porto so I can experience what you and others have described? Or maybe the train to Porto from Tomar is direct without stops?
This helps me tremendously. I really appreciate it. I like the fact that you informed me about industrial suburbs, not being so pretty, yet you would walk it again. This is exactly the type of honesty and first hand experience I was looking for in response to my question.
Question for all those who have done the Camino Portugues before. I definitely want to begin walking well before Porto, but probably well after Lisbon too. I would be interested in opinions as to where to start or what towns not to miss. Tentatively, I planned on starting in Coimbra and...
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