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I had problems returning to Porto. We couldn't get info/help buying tickets so we ended on the bus to Vigo and Taxi to Porto. Cost us almost as much as sleep and food for the entire walk.
There is a (train or bus?) office next to the Cathedral, the queue is not big but it moves very slowly. At...
I found urcamino website very helpful while planning where to stay and how long to walk each day. With 12 days You can squeeze in a good dose of sightseeing in the afternoons.
Porto to Santiago is a nice option for both being alone and walking with other people depending on how You feel that...
Here is a screenshot from my camino (yellow line on the right), the green marker is the Hostel. It says it's about 1,5km via Rua da Estrada to the north, Av. do Aeroporto to the East BUT I haven't walked there and don't know if there are normal sidewalks.
A thermal bath in Caldas de Reis, there are a couple but this one has the perfect water temperature. The location on Google Maps is 42.60337, -8.64378
Great for sore feet.
I walked most of it in short pants that I bought in Sport Zone in Porto. Didn't expect the heat. In the evening or on colder days I wore baselayer leggings used to sleep in at night.
The only thing I would change on my next camino is sleeveless tops instead of t-shirts. It was too hot for sleeves.
Albertinho, I agree. But to be honest, there is nothing wrong with research. Some paths my friend and I took were far safer because we knew where to go and the markers weren't good at some places.
Hi,
I had a GPS watch when I did the Camino with my friend in October 2015.
You can look at the map here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B1hAJwJe2R8O27q0EAfh-904Cqo&usp=sharing
or download files: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/twym0axvrgrjn93/AADfnnJPTfoCJbraYVJoCrPwa?dl=0
there is a folder in...
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