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Hello Fellow Pilgrims,
As my title states (and my name implies), this will be my second pilgrimage to Santiago through Lisbon, and I am starting in the beginning of February. I am hoping that my girlfriend and an Italian friend of mine (whom I met while walking the Camino Frances) will be joining me, but I have not gotten 100% confirmation from them just yet. Therefore, I am looking for fellow pilgrims who are walking along this route to help share the costs of groceries and accommodations.
Unless something has drastically changed in the past 2 years, there are not many albergues on this route, especially south of Porto, so walking solo can cost a bit. On my last Portuguese Caminho, there were multiple times when my girlfriend and I had to drop 30-40 Euro a night for a hotel room because that was the only game in town. In regards to groceries, for example, I am not thrilled of the idea of hauling a 6 pack of yogurt around because the grocery store did not sell single serving cups.
I do know that you can crash at some of the firehouses on the route for free, but would you really ask? If you could, I admire your nerve, because I couldn't ask a volunteer firefighter (which a lot of them are in Portugal) after he/she has just trained all day or worse, fought a fire, if they can make the effort to set a up a shower, a place for me to crash, and if I could use their kitchen to cook my dinner.
So a little about me, I am college educated and medically trained, have working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese, very easy to get along with, in my late 30's, and plan on using a snore guard. I have been to Portugal 6 times (including 2 Camino treks through Portugal), so I know the country and the logistics needed to get around with minimal stress. I also have working knowledge of French, Italian, German, Korean, Japanese, and Hebrew, so please forward this to any non-English speaking pilgrims if you know of any doing this route when I'm walking. Lastly, I only mentioned that I am starting in the beginning of February, because I am flexible as to the exact date I can start.
So thank you for reading this long thread and if you are doing the Caminho Portuguese on another date, feel free to ask me any questions, because I must admit, other threads I have read here do not emphasis how far some of the walking distances from town to town are, and how much walking on cobblestone and pavement sucks. Though, at the same time, I think most fail to express how beautiful Portugal is, how wonderful the Portuguese people are, and how amazing the food is
Buen Camino/Bom Caminho
In addition to what Claudia writes(aka @amorfati1) .Hello Fellow Pilgrims,
As my title states (and my name implies), this will be my second pilgrimage to Santiago through Lisbon, and I am starting in the beginning of February. I am hoping that my girlfriend and an Italian friend of mine (whom I met while walking the Camino Frances) will be joining me, but I have not gotten 100% confirmation from them just yet. Therefore, I am looking for fellow pilgrims who are walking along this route to help share the costs of groceries and accommodations.
Unless something has drastically changed in the past 2 years, there are not many albergues on this route, especially south of Porto, so walking solo can cost a bit. On my last Portuguese Caminho, there were multiple times when my girlfriend and I had to drop 30-40 Euro a night for a hotel room because that was the only game in town. In regards to groceries, for example, I am not thrilled of the idea of hauling a 6 pack of yogurt around because the grocery store did not sell single serving cups.
I do know that you can crash at some of the firehouses on the route for free, but would you really ask? If you could, I admire your nerve, because I couldn't ask a volunteer firefighter (which a lot of them are in Portugal) after he/she has just trained all day or worse, fought a fire, if they can make the effort to set a up a shower, a place for me to crash, and if I could use their kitchen to cook my dinner.
So a little about me, I am college educated and medically trained, have working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese, very easy to get along with, in my late 30's, and plan on using a snore guard. I have been to Portugal 6 times (including 2 Camino treks through Portugal), so I know the country and the logistics needed to get around with minimal stress. I also have working knowledge of French, Italian, German, Korean, Japanese, and Hebrew, so please forward this to any non-English speaking pilgrims if you know of any doing this route when I'm walking. Lastly, I only mentioned that I am starting in the beginning of February, because I am flexible as to the exact date I can start.
So thank you for reading this long thread and if you are doing the Caminho Portuguese on another date, feel free to ask me any questions, because I must admit, other threads I have read here do not emphasis how far some of the walking distances from town to town are, and how much walking on cobblestone and pavement sucks. Though, at the same time, I think most fail to express how beautiful Portugal is, how wonderful the Portuguese people are, and how amazing the food is
Buen Camino/Bom Caminho
Hi, Camino Addict,
There's a bunch of us here on the forum who have walked from Lisbon and love it! In fact, the guides in the resource section of the forum to the caminho portugues, particularly the one from Lisbon to Porto,
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/the-caminho-portugués-–-lisbon-to-oporto.123/
were basically put together by forum members' comments. I'll have another version of the Lisbon-Porto guide ready by the end of the year, and Porto-Santiago soon after. It'd be great if you would give comments and suggestions for updates and improvements after your February camino.
The firehouse option is decreasing as the pilgrims increase, but the guide lists the few that still welcome pilgrims. I've never stayed in one, but I know others who have -- don't worry, you won't be sharing space with the firefighters, it's just extra space they have.
Like others have said, I think you will be very surprised at how much the pilgrim infrastructure has improved and increased since you last walked! Bom caminho, Laurie
Looking forward to reading/using/obsessing over your update Ms Laurie...
Hi, Camino Addict,
There's a bunch of us here on the forum who have walked from Lisbon and love it! In fact, the guides in the resource section of the forum to the caminho portugues, particularly the one from Lisbon to Porto,
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/the-caminho-portugués-–-lisbon-to-oporto.123/
were basically put together by forum members' comments. I'll have another version of the Lisbon-Porto guide ready by the end of the year, and Porto-Santiago soon after. It'd be great if you would give comments and suggestions for updates and improvements after your February camino.
The firehouse option is decreasing as the pilgrims increase, but the guide lists the few that still welcome pilgrims. I've never stayed in one, but I know others who have -- don't worry, you won't be sharing space with the firefighters, it's just extra space they have.
Like others have said, I think you will be very surprised at how much the pilgrim infrastructure has improved and increased since you last walked! Bom caminho, Laurie
Hi, I will be, with interest, follow your Camino. Will you be blogging or keeping int touch on the forum. I will be walking CP in July 2015 probably not from Lisbon, but from a few stages prior to Porto. I will see how it evolves. Bom CaminhoHello Fellow Pilgrims,
As my title states (and my name implies), this will be my second pilgrimage to Santiago through Lisbon, and I am starting in the beginning of February. I am hoping that my girlfriend and an Italian friend of mine (whom I met while walking the Camino Frances) will be joining me, but I have not gotten 100% confirmation from them just yet. Therefore, I am looking for fellow pilgrims who are walking along this route to help share the costs of groceries and accommodations.
Unless something has drastically changed in the past 2 years, there are not many albergues on this route, especially south of Porto, so walking solo can cost a bit. On my last Portuguese Caminho, there were multiple times when my girlfriend and I had to drop 30-40 Euro a night for a hotel room because that was the only game in town. In regards to groceries, for example, I am not thrilled of the idea of hauling a 6 pack of yogurt around because the grocery store did not sell single serving cups.
I do know that you can crash at some of the firehouses on the route for free, but would you really ask? If you could, I admire your nerve, because I couldn't ask a volunteer firefighter (which a lot of them are in Portugal) after he/she has just trained all day or worse, fought a fire, if they can make the effort to set a up a shower, a place for me to crash, and if I could use their kitchen to cook my dinner.
So a little about me, I am college educated and medically trained, have working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese, very easy to get along with, in my late 30's, and plan on using a snore guard. I have been to Portugal 6 times (including 2 Camino treks through Portugal), so I know the country and the logistics needed to get around with minimal stress. I also have working knowledge of French, Italian, German, Korean, Japanese, and Hebrew, so please forward this to any non-English speaking pilgrims if you know of any doing this route when I'm walking. Lastly, I only mentioned that I am starting in the beginning of February, because I am flexible as to the exact date I can start.
So thank you for reading this long thread and if you are doing the Caminho Portuguese on another date, feel free to ask me any questions, because I must admit, other threads I have read here do not emphasis how far some of the walking distances from town to town are, and how much walking on cobblestone and pavement sucks. Though, at the same time, I think most fail to express how beautiful Portugal is, how wonderful the Portuguese people are, and how amazing the food is
Buen Camino/Bom Caminho
If you donot like to start in Lisbon (you will miss Lisbon and a nice part walking from Santarėm direction Tomar, maybe an option is to start either in Tomar or Coimbra.Hi, I will be, with interest, follow your Camino. Will you be blogging or keeping int touch on the forum. I will be walking CP in July 2015 probably not from Lisbon, but from a few stages prior to Porto. I will see how it evolves. Bom Caminho
Hi, I will be, with interest, follow your Camino. Will you be blogging or keeping int touch on the forum. I will be walking CP in July 2015 probably not from Lisbon, but from a few stages prior to Porto. I will see how it evolves. Bom Caminho
Hi, Camino Addict,
There's a bunch of us here on the forum who have walked from Lisbon and love it! In fact, the guides in the resource section of the forum to the caminho portugues, particularly the one from Lisbon to Porto,
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/the-caminho-portugués-–-lisbon-to-oporto.123/
were basically put together by forum members' comments. I'll have another version of the Lisbon-Porto guide ready by the end of the year, and Porto-Santiago soon after. It'd be great if you would give comments and suggestions for updates and improvements after your February camino.
The firehouse option is decreasing as the pilgrims increase, but the guide lists the few that still welcome pilgrims. I've never stayed in one, but I know others who have -- don't worry, you won't be sharing space with the firefighters, it's just extra space they have.
Like others have said, I think you will be very surprised at how much the pilgrim infrastructure has improved and increased since you last walked! Bom caminho, Laurie
we have walked the CF twice and now it's time for the Portuguese route that you are taking, but we're leaving in September.....I've been reading a few times about the "cobblestone" problem......from your past 2 treks, this really must be annoying, right?Hello Fellow Pilgrims,
As my title states (and my name implies), this will be my second pilgrimage to Santiago through Lisbon, and I am starting in the beginning of February. I am hoping that my girlfriend and an Italian friend of mine (whom I met while walking the Camino Frances) will be joining me, but I have not gotten 100% confirmation from them just yet. Therefore, I am looking for fellow pilgrims who are walking along this route to help share the costs of groceries and accommodations.
Unless something has drastically changed in the past 2 years, there are not many albergues on this route, especially south of Porto, so walking solo can cost a bit. On my last Portuguese Caminho, there were multiple times when my girlfriend and I had to drop 30-40 Euro a night for a hotel room because that was the only game in town. In regards to groceries, for example, I am not thrilled of the idea of hauling a 6 pack of yogurt around because the grocery store did not sell single serving cups.
I do know that you can crash at some of the firehouses on the route for free, but would you really ask? If you could, I admire your nerve, because I couldn't ask a volunteer firefighter (which a lot of them are in Portugal) after he/she has just trained all day or worse, fought a fire, if they can make the effort to set a up a shower, a place for me to crash, and if I could use their kitchen to cook my dinner.
So a little about me, I am college educated and medically trained, have working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese, very easy to get along with, in my late 30's, and plan on using a snore guard. I have been to Portugal 6 times (including 2 Camino treks through Portugal), so I know the country and the logistics needed to get around with minimal stress. I also have working knowledge of French, Italian, German, Korean, Japanese, and Hebrew, so please forward this to any non-English speaking pilgrims if you know of any doing this route when I'm walking. Lastly, I only mentioned that I am starting in the beginning of February, because I am flexible as to the exact date I can start.
So thank you for reading this long thread and if you are doing the Caminho Portuguese on another date, feel free to ask me any questions, because I must admit, other threads I have read here do not emphasis how far some of the walking distances from town to town are, and how much walking on cobblestone and pavement sucks. Though, at the same time, I think most fail to express how beautiful Portugal is, how wonderful the Portuguese people are, and how amazing the food is
Buen Camino/Bom Caminho
please let us know about the cobblestones and perhaps the parts that have more of them.Hi Ingrid,
Thanks for your interest in my pilgrimage and I will try my best to keep in touch with the forum, especially anything related to road conditions, albergues closing/opening, etc. Good luck with your Camino in July, and get the most comfortable/supportive footwear and socks you can get your hands on, and lots of sun protection and some bug repellent (FYI, try to get all these items in North America as they are usually cheaper.). Please take a break and medically treat yourself as soon as you feel hot spots, heat exhaustion, or strain on joints. There's quite a few "convenience" stores run by Chinese folk on the Portuguese Way that offer great deals on bandages, braces, other medical supplies, and other products you may need. They all go by so many different names. I refer to them as "Mini Walmarts" as they usually sell products you would find in a Walmart or dollar store. Also, the Portuguese are some of the most friendliest/welcoming people on Earth, and aside from the heat and cobblestones, you will undoubtedly enjoy your time there. I look forward to hearing about your trip as well.
Lastly, I have had to change some of my plans as I will not have time to start on the Camino Mozarabe. It looks like I will have to start on the Camino Via de la Plata in Seville and then walk west to Lisbon from Merida, if I am to meet my friend in Lisbon on time. So it looks like I will have to save the Mozarabe for the beginning of 2016?
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