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I walked via Rates last month and there were enough arrows to get me there without issue.
The only problem I found with the section to Rates was that some of it involved walking on the road and there was quite a lot of traffic on the morning I walked it. Maybe it was just the time of day with...
So I'm just back after completing the Camino Portugues in 8 days and probably could have finished in 7 if the hotel I booked in Santiago was also available a night earlier. The stage to Padron was a pretty short day and I would have liked to walk further.
It was pretty easy walking with not...
I'm planning to walk Porto to Santiago in 7 days and that will walk via Matosinhos to Vila do Conde on my first day.
I think I'll then join the central route until Santiago. It makes for some long days but I think it's possible.
Start out from Porto by walking towards Matosinhos and onwards to Vila do Conde. This will bring you along the coast and is about 34KMs.
From Vila do Conde you can join the central route as it heads towards Barcelos and onwards.
If you want to stay on the coastal route for longer then you'll...
Apparently egg whites were also used making wine which also left a lot of egg yolks to be used up. This was the case in Spain and explains a lot of their desserts\sweets. I'm guessing it was also the case in Portugal...
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