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That should be a nice time, especially if it’s later in April. Easter week (April 17 is Easter Sunday in 2022) is not the camino-disrupting mega-event in Portugal that it is in Spain but it’s still something to take into account.Anyone else thinking of starting from Lisbon next April? I've walked from Porto (Central route after Vila do Conde), so I'll probably decide once I'm there whether to finish on the Coastal or Central. It seems that the weather should be pretty good for walking in April. I would like to have some pilgrim company between Lisbon and Porto, but I'll be fine if I'm mostly solo until Porto.
Looks like the Alpriate Albergue will re-open in March 2022! At least that’s the plan now. Highly recommended as a first night from Lisbon. Maybe too short a stage for some (21 km from the cathedral), but it’s a great stopping point IMO.
Albergue de Peregrinos de Alpriate
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Anyone else thinking of starting from Lisbon next April?
Thanks for this as I am considering a start at Fatima next fall. Five years ago I had an unofficial start at Lourdes, so this makes sense for my second Camino.Terri when I walked I got to this Albergue pretty early in the day and I was the 8th person. It was the end of September when I started. I would say by the time they opened the albergue an hour or so later there were 4 or 5 pilgrims turned away and sent to the church. I think they were put up on mats.
I will probably be doing the CP next October from Faro. I think this time I will do the variant to Fatima and then rejoin the CP. Heard it was really nice and peaceful.
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21 km for a first day? Sounds perfect to me!Looks like the Alpriate Albergue will re-open in March 2022! At least that’s the plan now. Highly recommended as a first night from Lisbon. Maybe too short a stage for some (21 km from the cathedral), but it’s a great stopping point IMO.
Albergue de Peregrinos de Alpriate
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And 25 April is independence dayThat should be a nice time, especially if it’s later in April. Easter week (April 17 is Easter Sunday in 2022) is not the camino-disrupting mega-event in Portugal that it is in Spain but it’s still something to take into account.
‘Abril águas mil’ (a thousand rains in April) is a common expression in Portugal as there is a more rainfall than March (charts for different cities here). But overall the weather should be pretty good.
That's good to know. I was looking at booking for just after Easter until the end of May. But if I can get a better fare by leaving earlier it's good to know that Easter (and Semana Santa?) isn't as disruptive as it is in Spain.That should be a nice time, especially if it’s later in April. Easter week (April 17 is Easter Sunday in 2022) is not the camino-disrupting mega-event in Portugal that it is in Spain but it’s still something to take into account.
Will that cause issues with accommodations?And 25 April is independence day
Not a religious holiday, so it shouldn't affect occupancy in the albergues much. It is, however, an interesting day to take as a rest day; lots of festivities in almost every town and city!And 25 April is independence day
I have a similar dilemma. I hope to walk after Easter, provided the Australian government opens up overseas travel and resolves the quarantine arrangements, etc, etc.I am considering April from Lisbon though i have a few hoops (work, vax, family) to jump through, before it becomes a definite plan. Was hoping to do it back in 2020 but... well you know...
If i do indeed proceed, i hope to go through Fatima and am still deciding whether to then walk east from Fatima back to Tomar (which i dont want to miss) or carry on north.
This is just a personal opinion, but I don't think Fátima is nearly as interesting as it fame suggests. Yes, it's a pilgrimage destination, and a very important one in Portugal. But it's only 100 years old as a pilgrimage site so it doesn't offer the same type of history, traditions and architecture of medieval pilgrimage destinations. It can also be a bit touristy/tacky in terms of the souvenirs/paraphernalia stalls.I have planned around going to Fatima, but don't want to miss Tomar. As things get closer, I will look at ways of visiting both Fatima and Tomar. It could even be a bus excursion from Fatima to Tomar. Then do I return to Fatima to continue, or strike north from Tomar?
I know that I could walk from Fatima to Tomar as well, but I'm not keen on doing more than about 20 km/day, which would make that a two day transit.
In the meantime, I will keep watching this sub-forum and take in any (useful) suggestions those with experience of these routes have to offer.
Take a look at some of the threads describing a walking route between Fátima and Tomar. The route had been dubbed “caminho nascente,” but I think that label has been taken over by the caminho starting in the south of Portugal in Tavira and moving up the eastern side of the country till it joins with the Camino de Torres. So I am not sure what name to use for Fátima to Tomar.I have planned around going to Fatima, but don't want to miss Tomar. As things get closer, I will look at ways of visiting both Fatima and Tomar.
Yep @dougfitz i hear you. I have been planning since late 2019 and i still haven't come up with a perfect solution. I can walk from fatima to tomar in a day but it may not leave time to look around Tomar after i arrive.I have a similar dilemma. I hope to walk after Easter, provided the Australian government opens up overseas travel and resolves the quarantine arrangements, etc, etc.
I have planned around going to Fatima, but don't want to miss Tomar. As things get closer, I will look at ways of visiting both Fatima and Tomar. It could even be a bus excursion from Fatima to Tomar. Then do I return to Fatima to continue, or strike north from Tomar?
I know that I could walk from Fatima to Tomar as well, but I'm not keen on doing more than about 20 km/day, which would make that a two day transit.
In the meantime, I will keep watching this sub-forum and take in any (useful) suggestions those with experience of these routes have to offer.
For what it's worth, Semana Santa isn't nearly as big of a deal in Portugal as it is in Spain, so it's unlikely to cause much disruption to your accommodation etc, but equally there won't be that many festivities either. April 25th is Portugal's most important holiday (commemorating the 1974 revolution) so this is something to be aware of.I ran across this thread in my search for information on Semana Santa in Portugal. I was going to begin in Lisbon around the 20th - 22nd (havn't purchased flight yet). Then started thinking if S.S. wasn't going to disrupt accommodation, I would start earlier in April. I don't mind walking through Semana Santa - we celebrate it here where I live and I enjoy the festivities. I just didn't want to struggle with accommodation. So to answer the OP's question - I, too, am beginning in Lisbon in April 2022. Likely prior to Easter so that I can enjoy walking through the festivities. Will book my flight sometime in February.
Thanks for the heads up. I will consider booking a room for that night - and maybe have some canned tuna on hand.For what it's worth, Semana Santa isn't nearly as big of a deal in Portugal as it is in Spain, so it's unlikely to cause much disruption to your accommodation etc, but equally there won't be that many festivities either. April 25th is Portugal's most important holiday (commemorating the 1974 revolution) so this is something to be aware of.
Yes. Portuguese gained independence from the Salazar regime soon after Spain declared theirs from Franco, 1974. Called the Carnation Revolution because it was done with no bloodshed and there's a famous photo of a young woman putting a red carnation in the gun of a soldier.Not a religious holiday, so it shouldn't affect occupancy in the albergues much. It is, however, an interesting day to take as a rest day; lots of festivities in almost every town and city!
Hi T!That should be a nice time, especially if it’s later in April. Easter week (April 17 is Easter Sunday in 2022) is not the camino-disrupting mega-event in Portugal that it is in Spain but it’s still something to take into account.
‘Abril águas mil’ (a thousand rains in April) is a common expression in Portugal as there is a more rainfall than March (charts for different cities here). But overall the weather should be pretty good.
HelloI too am thinking about April from Lisbon. Not sure of dates yet, but that is the general plan.
Hi I am starting my walk from Lisbon Friday 29th April 2022Anyone else thinking of starting from Lisbon next April? I've walked from Porto (Central route after Vila do Conde), so I'll probably decide once I'm there whether to finish on the Coastal or Central. It seems that the weather should be pretty good for walking in April. I would like to have some pilgrim company between Lisbon and Porto, but I'll be fine if I'm mostly solo until Porto.
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