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Ha, fair enough! I'm from the Netherlands, I kinda get the same way when people are like "I just need to see Amsterdam, right?" No! There's so much more to see!
Yeah, from what I've seen it's much smaller, and of course much 'younger' than Lourdes, but I figure since I'll be near it anyway...
Oh gosh, I certainly meant no disrespect to Portugal, Fatima or Porto! Great to have info from an insider! :)
Hmmm this does tilt me towards spending one night. Actually, your Santiago - Porto - Fatima - Lisbon trip sounds pretty good. I think I'd like to do it after my Camino, since that'll...
I do actually collect religious nicknacks, haha. I collect rosaries and religious statues - I'm not even Catholic, I just did Religious Studies in university which left me with an enduring interest in pilgrimage sites! I've got rosaries from Rome, Assisi, Siena, Venice, Lourdes, and I'm hoping...
Oh hm, that's another good idea. Honestly I'm not entirely set on Porto, it's just that I have a KLM voucher from a flight that was cancelled last year, so I want to use airports they fly to, like Porto. I could even fly into Porto, do the Camino Portugues starting in Vigo, then go back to Porto...
Hmm that's another option, although 8 hours sounds very long! I did find a few tours but they usually combine Fatima with Coimbro, and while that city does sound fun, my main interest is the pilgrimage site. Right now I'm thinking I'll just take a bus; perhaps I'll ask at my hotel in Porto which...
Random question: I'm hoping to walk the Camino Portugues in September. I'll be flying into Porto, so I'm thinking of adding a week in Porto after my Camino. Would it be possible to do a daytrip from Porto to Fatima in that week? I found a few organised trips but they're pretty darn expensive. Is...
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