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- Planning to have the Portugese coastal camino in summer 2017
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I thought the coastal route was great. Spend a couple of days in Porto first. It is a wonderful city. If you have the time, walk along the river from Porto to the ocean, and walk along the oceanfront as far as Matosinhos on Day 1. It is an urban, beachfront walk, but a good warm up. From Matosinhos you can take the metro back to central Porto for the rest of the day, and then take it back again the next morning to continue your Camino along the boardwalk.
Hi Doogman,
I too am planning my Camino from Porto to SdC in August 2017, so this thread is of great interest to me. Can you help me understand why you suggest taking the metro from Matosinhos to Porto and back again? Why not stay in Matosinhos? Thanks
There definitely are! I stayed in Casa do Godinho, a lovely small hotel close to the ocean - there are many, many hotels of varying sizes and cost there.Hi: There is no reason that you would have to go back to central Porto. It is just that it is easy to do, and Porto is a more interesting place. However there is a campground in Matosinhos, and there may be other accommodation options there as well.
it is a nice walk from Porto Sé cathedral along the Douro river and Atlantic ocean to Matosinhos. only 10 kms . keep the river and ocean at your left side. so you head northwardsHi Doogman,
I too am planning my Camino from Porto to SdC in August 2017, so this thread is of great interest to me. Can you help me understand why you suggest taking the metro from Matosinhos to Porto and back again? Why not stay in Matosinhos? Thanks
Because you may want a second evening in Porto, and not have to carry your backpack that day. Matosinhos is the very outskirts of Porto, so might as well enjoy the core of the olf historic Porto rather than the burbs.Hi Doogman,
I too am planning my Camino from Porto to SdC in August 2017, so this thread is of great interest to me. Can you help me understand why you suggest taking the metro from Matosinhos to Porto and back again? Why not stay in Matosinhos? Thanks
Or better yet, cross the Douro by foot on the Eifel bridge, keep the river to your right, get on a little boat that crosses the river after some 6-7km, and walk the rest keeping the river /ocean to your left after that.it is a nice walk from Porto Sé cathedral along the Douro river and Atlantic ocean to Matosinhos. only 10 kms . keep the river and ocean at your left side. so you head northwards
bom caminho
that is a nice walk too at the Vila Nova da Gaia side as Anemone writes. it is more quiet. indeed about one km after a big gray concrete bridge you'll find the ferry .opposite the landing on the other side there is a bar where they now and then play and sing original fado music by locals. we were lucky to attend a rehearsal there.Or better yet, cross the Douro by foot on the Eifel bridge, keep the river to your right, get on a little boat that crosses the river after some 6-7km, and walk the rest keeping the river /ocean to your left after that.
it will be very warm to hot, but nothing like the spanish meseta, so manageable. it will/can also cool down as you are near the atlantic the whole time. last year, late august and early september had a couple brutal days with temperatures hitting 40ºC, the locals keep on saying this is extra-ordinary, but it appears to have happened over the last years... climate change?Hello!
I´m planning to take a camino Portugese coastal route from Porto in summer 2017. Most probably in august, as it is my best chance to have a vacation.
Does anyone have any experience of walking it in august? Is the weather too hot during this time for walking or is it managable?
I´m really looking forward to have my first camino so all the information I could get about it would be such a blessing!
Hello!
I´m planning to take a camino Portugese coastal route from Porto in summer 2017. Most probably in august, as it is my best chance to have a vacation.
Does anyone have any experience of walking it in august? Is the weather too hot during this time for walking or is it managable?
I´m really looking forward to have my first camino so all the information I could get about it would be such a blessing!
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