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I hope you realise that Portugal play Switzerland in a semi final of the nations cup on the 5th June. In Porto. I think accommodation might be hard to come by.I will be starting my Camino June 5th. We arrive at Oporto Airport at 7:00 pm. Any suggestions of where to stay in order to start our Camino the next morning? Not quite sure where a starting point would be near the airport? Would we need to take the train into town? Thank you in advanced!
And those of you that have walked this route around this time, what have your experience been with the weather and crowd sizes?
You could stay at the Park hotel at the airport and take a taxi to the Central caminho which is not far from there . And depending on your pace you will end up in Vairão, Vilarinho or even São Pedro de Rates.I will be starting my Camino June 5th. We arrive at Oporto Airport at 7:00 pm. Any suggestions of where to stay in order to start our Camino the next morning? Not quite sure where a starting point would be near the airport? Would we need to take the train into town? Thank you in advanced!
I usually give the turtles a run for their money..so hopefully will run into you along the way.We start from of 8th April in Valença so maybe see you around.so if you donot walk that fast maybe you'll meet us. April 6th and 7th we will be at Casa da Fernanda
Arriving in Porto on 3 April, walking straight from airport to the coast and start the following day from there
Thanks for all the great info @Pilger99 We usually walk about 20-26 kilometers a day so I am looking at all alburgue options along the route and the distances. Since Lisbon is our starting point we will probably spend our first night there to get past the jet lag and time difference.@redrose: Lisbon->Porto takes about 2 weeks. Several days are planned as >30km stages. I highly recommend to avoid such long stages at least in the first days.
The first stage of 10-15km does the Lisbon inner city part to Parque das Nacoes. Close to the end you have markers to a "Igreja dos Navegantes". You can ask for a stamp and information about the Caminho there even late in the afternoon. A bus is passing by that brings you back to Est. Oriente. The last bus stop is 1km more north close to the main Caminho. It's still another km to walk till you cross a bridge and see the first distance marker.
If you are sure that you can stay in Alpriate it is OK to walk all the way out of Lisbon to Alpriate in one turn. It´s ~25km. If you have to continue to Alverca it's rather long following the arrows + a detour from the Caminho to the Pensions. It's much shorter to take the N-10 walking (3km vs. 10km, most of the 3km you have a sidewalk). There are plenty of buses, so you can move back as well if you want.
The Pensions in Alverca are inexpensive but all 4 are located within a 100m along a busy road. To tell something about benefits of that place: You are close to a comercial area with big supermarkets (Jumbo, Continente) and sport stores (Decathlon, sports direct).
I didn't like the official caminho along the N-10 from the end of Alverca (Pingo Doce) to Alhandra. No sidewalk and heavy traffic. I'd rather take the bus next time.
I forgot to mention that there are a few things we will be doing in Lisbon before we start. We never walk the stages so that we avoid the crowds.@redrose: Lisbon->Porto takes about 2 weeks. Several days are planned as >30km stages. I highly recommend to avoid such long stages at least in the first days.
The first stage of 10-15km does the Lisbon inner city part to Parque das Nacoes. Close to the end you have markers to a "Igreja dos Navegantes". You can ask for a stamp and information about the Caminho there even late in the afternoon. A bus is passing by that brings you back to Est. Oriente. The last bus stop is 1km more north close to the main Caminho. It's still another km to walk till you cross a bridge and see the first distance marker.
If you are sure that you can stay in Alpriate it is OK to walk all the way out of Lisbon to Alpriate in one turn. It´s ~25km. If you have to continue to Alverca it's rather long following the arrows + a detour from the Caminho to the Pensions. It's much shorter to take the N-10 walking (3km vs. 10km, most of the 3km you have a sidewalk). There are plenty of buses, so you can move back as well if you want.
The Pensions in Alverca are inexpensive but all 4 are located within a 100m along a busy road. To tell something about benefits of that place: You are close to a comercial area with big supermarkets (Jumbo, Continente) and sport stores (Decathlon, sports direct).
I didn't like the official caminho along the N-10 from the end of Alverca (Pingo Doce) to Alhandra. No sidewalk and heavy traffic. I'd rather take the bus next time.
Arriving in Vila do Conde you are walking on a bridge. Turn right after the bridge and follow the river for about one km. Pass the metro line You are on your way to the central by then it is waymarked. There is another route to the central. You'll see an aquaduct. By following that long construction there must be an alternative route but I have never walked that oneWow! @Pilger99 thanks for all the info. One more question - if I walk along the coast to Vila do Conde, how easy is it to find the route to Central the next day? Is it well marked?
In Matosinhos is no albergue. In Vila do Conde is an albergue but I have never been there.Thank you so very much @Albertinho.. I’m thinking of starting with shorter distance days. So Day 1, Porto to Matosinhos, Day 2, Matosinhos to Vila do Conde, Day 3, Vila do Conde to Sao Miguel de Arcos. Are there albergues in these towns I could stay in in these towns?
Hi @Pilger99, am planning to start my Camino in Lisbon on Wednesday 6 March and walk to Alpriate as a reasonable first day. Unfortunately it appears the alburgue in Alpriate does not commence operations till 15 March. Any suggestions on alburgues not too far from Alpriate. Cheers@redrose: Lisbon->Porto takes about 2 weeks. Several days are planned as >30km stages. I highly recommend to avoid such long stages at least in the first days.
The first stage of 10-15km does the Lisbon inner city part to Parque das Nacoes. Close to the end you have markers to a "Igreja dos Navegantes". You can ask for a stamp and information about the Caminho there even late in the afternoon. A bus is passing by that brings you back to Est. Oriente. The last bus stop is 1km more north close to the main Caminho. It's still another km to walk till you cross a bridge and see the first distance marker.
If you are sure that you can stay in Alpriate it is OK to walk all the way out of Lisbon to Alpriate in one turn. It´s ~25km. If you have to continue to Alverca it's rather long following the arrows + a detour from the Caminho to the Pensions. It's much shorter to take the N-10 walking (3km vs. 10km, most of the 3km you have a sidewalk). There are plenty of buses, so you can move back as well if you want.
The Pensions in Alverca are inexpensive but all 4 are located within a 100m along a busy road. To tell something about benefits of that place: You are close to a comercial area with big supermarkets (Jumbo, Continente) and sport stores (Decathlon, sports direct).
I didn't like the official caminho along the N-10 from the end of Alverca (Pingo Doce) to Alhandra. No sidewalk and heavy traffic. I'd rather take the bus next time.
Terrific! Will likely run into you along the way..starting on March 28th from Porto.Hey @KayVee. I'm planning to start on March 28th. Don't have any real plans yet, but a one way ticket to Porto and just getting started to organize myself a bit.
Probably meet us . 6 and 7th we are staying at Casa da Fernanda in Vitorino dos Piães (18 kms after Barcelos on the way to Pont de Lima) .Hi. I'm going to start to Porto 30.03.2019. I will be glad to fellow travelers.
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