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Should I stay or should I go now? Which way is the best in January?
I walked the Coastal from Porto + Variante Espiritual in Jan last year. Enjoyed it a lot! Will be walking in winter again if there is a chance! The route is popular, the infrastructure is very good after Porto, all or most of the albergues are open, and even out of season there will be people on...- surya8
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Walking in December
I walked the Coastal Portuguese this Jan so can only speak about Galicia. Great experience overall, all the municipal ones were open, some private as well. Weather: better then I expected, I posted about it here...- surya8
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Priest needing advice on first Camino
Well, if you walk the Portugues Coastal in May you may need to book ahead as it's a busy season there and the route is popular. If you are looking for peace and quiet there then maybe consider taking Variante Espiritual after Pontevedra. The route is very scenic, it is usually done in 2 days...- surya8
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Can the camino be done in parts?
Absolutely fine to do it in parts, just make sure you get 1 stamp a day there, and 2 in the last 100km before Santiago if you want to get your Compostella. There are many people here in Europe who start walking from home and walk it to Santiago in parts, sometimes over the years. Bom Caminho! :)- surya8
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Which camino is the best to walk in October?
Portugues could be an option as well. Depending on how much time you have you could walk from Lisbon. I walked at the end of Oct from Santarem, that's 3 day's walking distance from Lisbon, all the albergues are open at that time of the year. There is plenty of budget accommodation options on the...- surya8
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(Winter) Caminos in southern Spain
There is also an alternative - to walk in the south of Portugal. Not talking about Via Algarvia though, there is smth new on the map. As of spring 2018 they are marking the way from Evora upwards - Via Portugal Nascente. Around 400km,19 stages so far, albergues and other forms of accommodation...- surya8
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Solo Camino May 2018--Not really alone
May you find inner peace and love for yourself on this journey! Bom Caminho! :)- surya8
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1st Camino! (partial)
If you have 2 weeks then you could also walk the Portuguese way from Porto. You can go along the coast from Porto, then it joins the central way in Redondela. The route is popular, the landscapes are beautiul, there are some interesting towns and villages on the way, food is great, and meeting...- surya8
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Porto to Santiago
Doable in 8 days. It took me 9 days from Porto to Santiago, although if I had proper footwear and wasn't lazy/relaxed/wanted to prolong my Camino I'd have finished in 8. I walked from Mercado/metro direction Matosinhos to Vila do Conde on the first day, around 15 miles, along the ocean, amazing...- surya8
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Best 3 week route for October?
Only in one place we saw the burnt land, but that was a short stretch. We didn't encounter any fires either.- surya8
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Want to do another Camino but which one?
From Porto to Santiago it's always busy, you'll see pilgrims in Porto any time of the year. I walked in late Apr there, central route, loved it.- surya8
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Want to do another Camino but which one?
The Portuguese Camino from Lisbon could be done in Mar-Apr. The weather should be warm and pleasant enough to walk but it could rain. This spring is quite unusual all over Europe as it's colder and rainier but other years were much warmer. Miss Portugal so much, it's beautiful nature, great...- surya8
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Best 3 week route for October?
I would recommend Portuguese from Lisbon, the central route. I walked last year in late Oct, weather was very pleasant, dry and sunny, there are albergues between Lisbon and Porto now, and excellent infrastructure from Porto onwards. Easy walking, no mountains to cross, could be done in runers...- surya8
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Sleeping bag for Camino Portugese?
There are plenty of accommodation options on the route between Porto and Santiago so I think it won't be a problem to find a place that provides blankets. All private albergues have them, municipal ones usually don't. On the other hand depending on the time of your travel you might find your...- surya8
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Camino from Porto
Well singposted, no worries to get lost. Very easy to walk in comparison to other Caminos, terrain is pretty flat. I did it spontaneously, no training, it took me 9 days but make sure your backpack is light. May is a good month as not very hot and no rush for beds. Plenty of accommodation...- surya8
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Camino from Porto
It took me 9 days from Porto to Santiago, cost betwen 160 and 170 euros for accommodation and food. Was too happy and didn't feel really hungry most of the time. SoI walked mostly on salads and coffee having an occasional pilgrim's meal/meal of the day, and cooked my own food once or twice. The...- surya8
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Hello! Camino Portuguese
The accommodation options betwen Lisbon and Porto are not the same as between Porto and Santiago, more limited. Lisbon to Coimbra: very physically demanding as 30+km a day to walk every day, sometimes long stretches without a cafe/water fountain in sight. Golega to Coimbra in my opinion the most...- surya8
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Lisbon to Porto or Santiago to Finisterra?
I walked between Lisbon and Porto and also between Porto and Santiago, all on the central route. The routes feel quite different. There are enough albergues now on the route from Lisbon and the way is getting more and more popular, so most probably you won't be walking there alone unless you...- surya8
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