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I started the Camino Portuguese headed for Compostela, but instead did the Camino Tejo to Fatima, and then took a bus from Fatima to Tomar and started the Camino de Santiago from Tomar. The Convento de Christo makes a great spiritual/historic place to start. The bus from Fatima to Tomar (the...
I found the hike from Santarem to be extremely peaceful and beautiful. There is an Alberque 200 m from the trail near Aviala. There are also a couple of pensao/residentials. In Amero das Milharicas, there is Casa O Primo Basilio. The Owner is older and speaks no English (some French and...
I met a good fellow who paints both blue And yellow arrows from Lisbon to Santarem. He speaks excellent English. His facebook page is:
https://m.facebook.com/amigosdocaminho
I am presently hiking the Caminho Portuguese. I met a fellow who is involved with the Fatima pilgrimage. He is genuinely very nice. We talked and he let me stay in his house. His facebook is:
https://m.facebook.com/amigosdocaminho
His page is in Portuguese but he speaks excellent English.
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