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We walked Porto to Santiago last April and loved it. We found it scenic. I'm never sure why people have problems with cobblestones. It is not supposed to be trail hike, its a pilgrimage.
We walked the central route from Porto early April last year. Rained every day. Still, it was nice, but it was wet and sometimes cold.
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I can't compare to the Frances, but I can add that we walked in early April, following much heavy rain. Often the path was washed out or covered with wet and slippery rock debris. Probably not a problem at other times.
This is exactly what we did and thought it was a good mixture of environments, with many stages in woods alongside streams, etc. Incidentally, some people talk about a lot of pavement on this route. From our memory -- it was just three months ago -- there was little asphalt. It was mostly...
Here's what my wife and I did earlier this month. First camino, no walking experience, stop at lots of churches. About 8 1/2 days.
Matosinhos to Vila do Conde
Vila do Conde to Sao Pedro de Rates
Sao Pedro de Rates to Lugar de Navió (Casas do Rio)
Lugar de Navió (Casas do Rio) to Ponte de...
Thanks, I knew about the 12th/13th events at Fatima. Until now though, I was not thinking about pilgrims going toward Fatima from the north. Would they make finding sleeping accommodations difficult?
Here’s the scenario:
My wife can get three weeks off of work for our first camino.
We’d like to do the Portuguese route, preferably coastal, starting in Porto.
Before Porto, we’d like to visit Fatima.
Given the time parameters, I figure that gives us about 15 days for walking to Santiago.
We...
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