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What a passionate reply! The only concern I have is that, like an idiot, I already arranged return flights and didn't give myself enough freedom to allow the experience to unfold without a time stress. I am far from affluent, but I am a feisty cancer survivor and if I have to miss/forfeit my flight in order to fully dig this journey, well, so be it. I was planning on doing the Central Route and will do my best. Thanks.What a mistake to be made!
I need to convince you that you are about to miss a fantastic, true Camino experience and the beauty of Porto. 30 minutes and 3 euro and you are right in the heart of Porto. Nothing more simple than taking the airport tram line E. 13 stops, you get out on Carolina Michaelis station and you walk 300m to Rua Barrao de Forrester 954 and you get to the Albergue de Peregrinos do Porto. Great albergue. It is your first Camino and you would have a chance to get the spirit from the very beginning. Late afternoon? Plenty of time to make great memories and meet your fellow pilgrims. And in the morning you just start walking from the albergue. It is located on the Camino. 2km of a very nice walk through the Porto centre (with quick stop at Sao Bento station - marvelous tiles) and you get to the Cathedral where you can celebrate a kind of symbolic beginning. You can then continue along the beautiful river Douro with great panoramic views of Porto or take a tram to Matosinhos.
What you want to do instead is to spent that time in an industrial area, doing nothing special and to begin your camino trying to figure out how to get to Matosinhos through the industrial suburbs.
Honestly please don't! My heart is bleeding imagining such a waste.
You can find that albergue on fb as well to ask if there are beds available. You can get your credential there or in the Cathedral.
I hope I managed to change your plans
If you take a train to Matosinhos you will end up in the same place almost at the same time.
Right. Your advices are very detailed and very good.Note: Matosinhos is on the Senda Litoral. The OP plans to walk the Central, so it won't be the same place in this case. It would add a day to the itinerary. Taking the metro further though, to Vila do Conde, should keep to the itinerary (depending on planned stage breaks).
Agreed! I always enjoy the walk up the coast.Senda Litoral is beautiful though, worth to consider
I am convinced.Everything will be the way it should be, no worries. But I promise you, you are going to miss one of the best parts of your journey - memorable, miningful beginning. And in fact you don't need any extra time to spend a night in albergue in Porto. If you take a train to Matosinhos you will end up in the same place almost at the same time. But full of new energy, acquinted with the spirit of the way. That will build you for the rest of the journey.
That is my point of view of course but I've been there few times and I know the feeling. I wouldn't miss Porto in any circumstances
Wish you had fantastic time
I am overwhelmed by all the kind and meaningful replies. I will now slow down, breathe and walk like a pilgrim.There are many options without having to cancel flights or suffer from time stress.
Porto is an amazing city. If you've never visited it, in my opinion it is worth arranging to spend a day exploring it. If your flights are fixed, one option might be to spend the evening of your arrival day plus the full next day in Porto. Relax, get over your jet lag if you've flown far, and enjoy the city. Then, take the metro to the edge of the city and splurge on a taxi northward. Then start walking from there.
That makes up for the day spent in Porto. You don't miss anything as the walk out of Porto on the Central isn't anything special anyway. There is no requirement to actually walk that initial first day out of Porto. Just start one day further north.
Another option is to spend a day in Porto and then take the metro to Vila do Conde and then walk from there to Rates, continuing thereafter along the Central.
This will be my first, and hopefully not last Camino! I'm solo and a little nervous/excited! I will be arriving in Porto in the late afternoon (mid-September) but am not headed to the city center for a visit. I would like to begin the Camino the following day. My questions are: is there an inexpensive albergue or hostel near the airport and where do I find access to the Camino from there? How do I get my first stamp that shows my place of departure? Obrigada.
Thanks so much for this info Anna, we are just completing the CF started last year from SJPP, before catching the bus to Porto on the 4 September. This will be our first Portuguese Camino, and info on accomodation in Porto seems to be vagueWhat a mistake to be made!
I need to convince you that you are about to miss a fantastic, true Camino experience and the beauty of Porto. 30 minutes and 3 euro and you are right in the heart of Porto. Nothing more simple than taking the airport tram line E. 13 stops, you get out on Carolina Michaelis station and you walk 300m to Rua Barrao de Forrester 954 and you get to the Albergue de Peregrinos do Porto. Great albergue. It is your first Camino and you would have a chance to get the spirit from the very beginning. Late afternoon? Plenty of time to make great memories and meet your fellow pilgrims. And in the morning you just start walking from the albergue. It is located on the Camino. 2km of a very nice walk through the Porto centre (with quick stop at Sao Bento station - marvelous tiles) and you get to the Cathedral where you can celebrate a kind of symbolic beginning. You can then continue along the beautiful river Douro with great panoramic views of Porto or take a tram to Matosinhos.
What you want to do instead is to spent that time in an industrial area, doing nothing special and to begin your camino trying to figure out how to get to Matosinhos through the industrial suburbs.
Honestly please don't! My heart is bleeding imagining such a waste.
You can find that albergue on fb as well to ask if there are beds available. You can get your credential there or in the Cathedral.
I hope I managed to change your plans
I stayed in this hostal 2 years ago and it was fine. Very friendly owner who provided a packed lunch. A short walk from the airport terminal.Welcome to the forums!
The AirPorto Hostel is right by the airport (few minutes walk) and is pretty good:
AirPorto Hostel
Address: Rua da Estrada, 244
4470-600 Moreira da Maia, Porto, PortugalPhone: +351 229 427 397 Email: airportohostel@gmail.com Website: www.airportohostel.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AirPortoHostel?fref=ts Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AirPortoHostel TripAdvisor: www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g1066093-d3683432-Reviews-AirPorto_Hostel-Maia_Porto_District_Northern_Portugal.html
They have both bunks and private rooms available.
As for how to get to the Camino, it depends on which route you plan to follow out of Porto. There are three options: the Coastal, Senda Litoral, and Central. The Central is the most popular variant though personally I like to walk the Senda Litoral out of Porto. If I'm doing the Central I would then switch to it at Vila do Conde. Much nicer! There is a metro station at the airport. You can join the Senda Litoral at Matosinhos if you don't want to start in downtown Porto. For the Coastal, it passes directly by the airport (and directly by AirPorto Hostel if you choose to stay there). For the Central, it is a ways to the east of the airport (take the metro).
Here's the website for Porto's metro with schedule / map / stations info:
http://www.metrodoporto.pt/
Good luck on your first Camino!
You should start your own thread or search the forum for "Madrid Airport hotel", as this thread is about accommodations near the Porto Airport.I have a question for the end of my journey: After I spend a day or so in SDC I have an evening flight to Madrid, arriving at 9:35 pm. Then I have a flight to the states via London the following morning at 10:45 am and I should probably be at the airport at 7:45 am for an international flight. Any suggestions where I can spend the night inexpensively close to the Madrid airport and catch the metro there?
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