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I only walked the Frances so far (this spring), but el Camino del Norte as well as the Portugués are on my to-do-list, and I'ver read quite a lot about both Caminos. But as far as I figured out those two Caminos are not really comparable - in altitude, personal physical & time requirements. **Hi everyone, planning my first Camino end of April 2020. I’m looking for beautiful scenery, nature and picturesque villages/towns en route . I would prefer to avoid busy roads and walk mainly on paths/tracks. Torn between Camino Portugues and Norte. Any advice would be great and thank you in advance.
Where would you start either the Portuguese or the Norte? Most people start the Portuguese route from Porto, and I haven't heard much about picturesque villages between Lisbon and Porto. So if you want a short Camino Porto to Santiago would be nice.Hi everyone, planning my first Camino end of April 2020. I’m looking for beautiful scenery, nature and picturesque villages/towns en route . I would prefer to avoid busy roads and walk mainly on paths/tracks. Torn between Camino Portugues and Norte. Any advice would be great and thank you in advance.
Re: Camino Frances. Just to say that "very busy" is relative. My first Camino was in 1989 and certainly it was much busier in 2016. (They gave out about 5,000 Compostelas total in 1989.) But I still found the 2016 Camino a great experience. And I expect if I were wearing my 1989 lenses, it has been very busy for several decades now yet people still enjoy it and find it a transformative experience. Yes, there are more people on the Camino Frances. But there are also more beds, too. Many people do the Camino Frances and don't find it a bed race.Thank you for taking the time to describe both routes. In summary pros and cons to both so I will just have to make a decision. Leaning towards Norte. Will I be missing out on more camaraderie by not experiencing Camino Francés first? Heard it is becoming very busy and don’t want to be racing for beds etc.
I dont know why the Frances gets such a bad rap for being busy. We are couple of months back from Spain, having walked the Frances with our grandson from Leon to Santiago. I had walked the Frances twice before from SJPDP.Thank you for taking the time to describe both routes. In summary pros and cons to both so I will just have to make a decision. Leaning towards Norte. Will I be missing out on more camaraderie by not experiencing Camino Francés first? Heard it is becoming very busy and don’t want to be racing for beds etc.
Thank you for taking the time to describe both routes. In summary pros and cons to both so I will just have to make a decision. Leaning towards Norte. Will I be missing out on more camaraderie by not experiencing Camino Francés first? Heard it is becoming very busy and don’t want to be racing for beds etc.
I love the Portuguese Camino and have just finished my 4th from Santarem to Santiago. But seeing your dislike from road walking, and there is a lot of it on the Portuguese, I recommend the Camino del Norte, which also has road walking as they all do but I walked from Gijon a few years ago and I loved it. There are some difficult, long days but nothing extreme.
This is my Opinion only.
Donal (Ireland)
Hi everyone, planning my first Camino end of April 2020. I’m looking for beautiful scenery, nature and picturesque villages/towns en route . I would prefer to avoid busy roads and walk mainly on paths/tracks. Torn between Camino Portugues and Norte. Any advice would be great and thank you in advance.
The Norte for sure. A no brainerHi everyone, planning my first Camino end of April 2020. I’m looking for beautiful scenery, nature and picturesque villages/towns en route . I would prefer to avoid busy roads and walk mainly on paths/tracks. Torn between Camino Portugues and Norte. Any advice would be great and thank you in advance.
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