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Lourdes in Southern France and Fatima in Portugal are definitely options. These are also sign posted therefore have the infrastructure for Pilgrims. Good luck whatever you choose.
I suggest visiting Gronze.com because it covers numerous routes a gives distances between places to stay which sounds like a relevant factor considering that your daily walking distances may be slightly limited.
If I was really curious I would tell the other person my reasons for walking, and then they could either continue the conversation by giving their reason or change the subject seeing as they prefer not to.
1) Fly into Porto and enjoy 2 or 3 days sightseeing and leave a good percentage of your luggage in the hotel storage to lighten the load whilst walking.
2) Walk say 3 days along the Portuguese Coastal Camino.
3) Take transit to Barcelos and walk 2-3 days experiencing Portuguese Interior Camino...
Each and everyone has their preferences, in a way the spirit of the Camino brings back memories of my backpacking days a few decades ago pre internet with the iconic Lonely Planet guide books. You plan the route but have freedom to deviate and see where it takes you.
There is a Camino in Gran Canaria, all I can tell you is that is quite short at only 66kms. Seeing as this is a winter vacation destination the weather could be ideal.
So many different scenarios and circumstances with the Camino. As an expat Brit living on the coast of western Canada we naturally visit family in London when returning to Europe therefore less time to walk.
Only 15 years approx until I retire and seriously walk......?
We were very much restricted in terms of time. I was very grateful when I learned of the other options for walking the last 100km besides Sarria. It was nice to say we walked a complete Camino even if it is the shortest that ends in Santiago.
Gaining the Compostela was nice but, the Pilgrims...
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