Camino Portugues Coastal...fingers crossed!

[WanderingBrian]

Hello friends! I have not been here in quite awhile (since my 2020 Camino was canceled for obvious reasons). Anyhow I have retooled and have the Camino Portugues in my sights, once again - coastal this time.

Anyone planning to head that way beginning of Sept?

As a reminder of the previous fun...here is me at Finisterre exhausted (and a bit burnt on my arms?) After the CP, I went on and did Muxia-Finisterre

 

[CalgaryLynn]

Towards the end of September for me. Maybe we will cross paths.

 

[woody66]

Mid September from Porto!
More than my fingers are crossed
Woody

 

[Pilgrim_95]

We are planning to do it at the start of July (straight from Porto Airport). The UK and Portugal should have an air bridge, my mom and her friend plan to go from the Czech Republic, so we will see if it will work or not. I plan to post a daily LIVE blog here in a similar fashion I did last year, to inform all of you about the real situation as a lot of online resources are just inaccurate.

 

[VikingWarrior]

I'll be behind you by a few weeks ... the redhead and two youngest daughters already made reservations in Andalusia for September ... I plan on flying to Porto on the 30th of September and starting on October 1st.

 

[Will O Dwyer]

I'm looking at mid September walking from Porto.Researching gronze.com for hostels etc.

 

[WanderingBrian]

I have found albergues are already quite full with pre-bookings. The Variante Espiritual has zero availability that I can find. Pent up Camino energy perhaps?

 

[WanderingBrian]

Mid September from Porto!
More than my fingers are crossed
Woody

You will be a bit behind me but might catch up because I am sauntering on this Camino by taking a 30 full days to do the Coastal with the Variante Espirutual. I would like to spend exploration days in some of the different locations, something I did not do last time.

I thought about doing Lisbon to Santiago, however, I think I would just like to slow roll it from Porto.

 

[WanderingBrian]

I'm looking at mid September walking from Porto.Researching gronze.com for hostels etc.

Don't forget Booking.com!

 

[Bob Calver]

Was thinking of the Portuguese route (possibly from Lisbon) for what would have been my second Camino last year. Now I think I am waiting to see how the situation re Covid develops over the summer. Anyone know what the weather is like in October or will I have to wait until 2022?

 

[Rozenn]

Hello friends! I have not been here in quite awhile (since my 2020 Camino was canceled for obvious reasons). Anyhow I have retooled and have the Camino Portugues in my sights, once again - coastal this time.

Anyone planning to head that way beginning of Sept?

As a reminder of the previous fun...here is me at Finisterre exhausted (and a bit burnt on my arms?) After the CP, I went on and did Muxia-Finisterre
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Leaving Porto 5 th of June for me! Lucky to nave a direct flight from Brest ( Brittany ) and my 2 jabs done !

 

[woody66]

You will be a bit behind me but might catch up because I am sauntering on this Camino by taking a 30 full days to do the Coastal with the Variante Espirutual. I would like to spend exploration days in some of the different locations, something I did not do last time.

I thought about doing Lisbon to Santiago, however, I think I would just like to slow roll it from Porto.

H! WanderingBrian!

I land Porto 17th Sept leave Santiago 13th Oct; we have both got the same idea; take it slow with stopovers so i doubt if i will catch you!

All my initial bookings for the whole trip were done by Sept last year(what prompted me was the apparent shortage then;although that was booking.com's availability); i have since changed dates and hotels several times using booking .com and been successful all bookings have free cancellation cos no one knows if this bloody virus will raise it's ugly head with vengeance later on!

On the Espiritual i will be staying at Casa de Labranza A Rega Combarro, the Monasterio de Armenteira and Hotel Alpina Vilanova de Arousa on the spiritual. Best bit the boat captain has changed the departure time on the 8th Oct by an hour for me;cant see anything in low light and as boat was leaving at 7 am and daylight is not till about 8.25 the whole trip would have been in the dark!!! (just hope it sticks to his word)
Stay safe ,buen camino i wish you well.
Woody.

 

[woody66]

I have found albergues are already quite full with pre-bookings. The Variante Espiritual has zero availability that I can find. Pent up Camino energy perhaps?

Don't know your dates Brian, but just a thought!
I did 4 searches for Vilanova de Arousaon on different dates end of September and got positive results for hostels at £15 a night.
I re jigged my dates/bookings so many times it got a bit confusing as to which one was the correct booking had to listen to each one in turn!
If you have no really tight time scale,but just the end goal of Santiago!
Book with free cancelation it costs nothing and with luck you can model your itinerary accordingly.
Woody

 

[WanderingBrian]

Don't know your dates Brian, but just a thought!
I did 4 searches for Vilanova de Arousaon on different dates end of September and got positive results for hostels at £15 a night.
I re jigged my dates/bookings so many times it got a bit confusing as to which one was the correct booking had to listen to each one in turn!
If you have no really tight time scale,but just the end goal of Santiago!
Book with free cancelation it costs nothing and with luck you can model your itinerary accordingly.
Woody

Thanks! We must have been thinking the same thing. I actually went outside of Booking and found the Albergue A Corticela and booked that. It's 18Euros per night.

 

[brianne fitzgerald]

I land in Lisbon on 8/26. Porto by 8/31 and then walk! We will cross paths and I try never to book in advance.

 

[WanderingBrian]

I land in Lisbon on 8/26. Porto by 8/31 and then walk! We will cross paths and I try never to book in advance.

Well I wasn't planning to book in advance however I based it on 2 things:

1. Holy year - busier than normal?
2. Pent up 2020 Peregrinos scampering to Spain?

That being said, I am prone to changing things around on a whim so who knows what will happen

But as the time approaches, we can try to sync up!

Are you doing the Coastal and the Variante Espiritual?

 

[brianne fitzgerald]

As for which path, not sure. I have done the Variante in the past and did like it very much

 

[TSchulen]

Waiting a few weeks to pull the trigger, but if all goes well I will land in Lisbon on 28th of August, then jump ahead to Tomar to start walking. Will walk on to Finistere and Muxia if possible.

 

[brianne fitzgerald]

Keep me posted. Would like to meet up

 

[WanderingBrian]

Was thinking of the Portuguese route (possibly from Lisbon) for what would have been my second Camino last year. Now I think I am waiting to see how the situation re Covid develops over the summer. Anyone know what the weather is like in October or will I have to wait until 2022?

October was fantastic when I did it!

 

[WanderingBrian]

Waiting a few weeks to pull the trigger, but if all goes well I will land in Lisbon on 28th of August, then jump ahead to Tomar to start walking. Will walk on to Finistere and Muxia if possible.

I did Finisterre to Muxia in reverse. Loved it.

 

[WanderingBrian]

As for which path, not sure. I have done the Variante in the past and did like it very much

What didn't you like?

 

[GailGwyn]

Hello friends! I have not been here in quite awhile (since my 2020 Camino was canceled for obvious reasons). Anyhow I have retooled and have the Camino Portugues in my sights, once again - coastal this time.

Anyone planning to head that way beginning of Sept?

As a reminder of the previous fun...here is me at Finisterre exhausted (and a bit burnt on my arms?) After the CP, I went on and did Muxia-Finisterre
View attachment 99814

We're thinking of going in September too, but holding off for now. Can't afford the extra time off work to quarantine, so will have to see how things look nearer the time.

 

[pietvv]

Ik hoor goed nieuws uit Portugal. Zoals Ivar zei: het komt goed. Ik begin op 2 september in Lissabon naar SdC. Ik kijk naar uit na anderhalf jaar wachten.

 

[LesBrass]

Leaving Porto on the 29th September... hopefully

 

[jungleboy]

Anyone know what the weather is like in October or will I have to wait until 2022?

It should be fine, at least for most of the way, especially if early October. The tourist season in Lisbon runs until mid-Nov.

 

[VikingWarrior]

Leaving Porto on the 29th September... hopefully

I'll be two days behind you ... getting to Porto on the 30th, start walking on October 1st.

 

[LesBrass]

I'll be two days behind you ... getting to Porto on the 30th, start walking on October 1st.

I’ve walked from Portugal twice before and my husband has really wanted to do it too... so we’re going to do a combination of coastal and central and add on the varient... it will be his third attempt to get to Porto... fingers crossed it happens

 

[Iandvt]

Flight booked Stansted to Porto 7 June 2021, had COVID early on, been vaccinated twice, been training hard please be open by then

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

I walked from Porto on the coastal route part way with a special friend in 2019. Details and photos on my web site: https://snicholl5.wixsite.com/home-site/santiago down the bottom of the page.
Happy days.
Good luck, and buen camino amigos!

 

[Rozenn]

Flight booked Stansted to Porto 7 June 2021, had COVID early on, been vaccinated twice, been training hard please be open by then

Fingers crossed for me too!!Flight to Porto 5 th of June ... but so far still quarantine when you arrive in Portugal by plane!! It will be a last moment start , for sure . My second attempt ( first one end September and the 2 lockdown arrived !
The ticket is not lost though .. just postponed .Patience !!

 

[Rozenn]

Fingers crossed for me too!!Flight to Porto 5 th of June ... but so far still quarantine when you arrive in Portugal by plane!! It will be a last moment start , for sure . My second attempt ( first one end September and the 2 lockdown arrived !
The ticket is not lost though .. just patience!

 

[Rozenn]

Fingers crossed for me too!!Flight to Porto 5 th of June ... but so far still quarantine when you arrive in Portugal by plane!! It will be a last moment start , for sure . My second attempt ( first one end September and the 2 lockdown arrived !
The ticket is not lost though .. just postponed .Patience !!

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[alvoron]

I am going to do the Camino Coastal from Porto at the end of September with my beloved wife and her shefriend. Hope in Baiona we are going to celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary. But we are coming from Ukraine, so we just cross our fingers and wait for the borders to open. Hope for better!

 

[Rozenn]

My flight Ryan air Brest Porto on 5 th of June just got cancelled ...
I guess because France is still on the red list ..and I don’t think it will get better with the relieving of many restrictions next week and we are so far from the herd protection vaccine protection!!

 

[Pepper_E]

Planning on walking out of Porto on Sept 21 - Coastal Route... Great to see so many making plans again!!!

 

[barbmrazkova]

Hiya, I am walking from Lisboa via Sintra to Fatima from next week! And then join the central route from Tomar to Porto.. and then coastal from Porto. Struggling to find accomodation on the way between Sintra and Fatima, will hope luck will be on my side somehow.

 

[Baldie Git]

Planning to leave Porto on 14th Sept so good to hear that there are others on the same journey!

 

[woody66]

Planning on walking out of Porto on Sept 21 - Coastal Route... Great to see so many making plans again!!!

Hi Pepper E !!
Leaving Porto on the 20th on the Coastal so your bound to catch me sooner or later say hi!!
Woody

 

[Iandvt]

My flight Ryan air Brest Porto on 5 th of June just got cancelled ...
I guess because France is still on the red list ..and I don’t think it will get better with the relieving of many restrictions next week and we are so far from the herd protection vaccine protection!!

One thought would be ‘get the train’ It’s how I am planning to get back to the UK end of June from Santiago- hope to see you on the Camino

 

[Rozenn]

One thought would be ‘get the train’ It’s how I am planning to get back to the UK end of June from Santiago- hope to see you on the Camino

Sure ! The way back home is never a problem .. the worry is how to find a clever way to get to Porto beginning of June as planned! !

 

[mspath]

This article by Emma Sexth dated 15/05/21 has good info/pictures on the Coastal Route

Bom caminho.

 

[Frank Carroll]

Leaving Porto 5 th of June for me! Lucky to nave a direct flight from Brest ( Brittany ) and my 2 jabs done !

I am starting from Porto on the 5th June also - cant wait!!

 

[Frank Carroll]

I walked from Porto on the coastal route part way with a special friend in 2019. Details and photos on my web site: https://snicholl5.wixsite.com/home-site/santiago down the bottom of the page.
Happy days.
Good luck, and buen camino amigos!

Great photos and story, thank you

 

[Rozenn]

I am starting from Porto on the 5th June also - cant wait!!

My flight was cancelled by Ryan air without any explanation just the day when Portugal announced the opening to all tourists .. and I had to rebook for the 19 th ...

 

[plrinPorto]

Flight booked Stansted to Porto 7 June 2021, had COVID early on, been vaccinated twice, been training hard please be open by then

We're open! I live in Leça da Palmeira and friends and I have already seen peregrinos here and in Matosinhos (we're just north of Porto).

 

[Livetotravel]

Planning to leave Porto on 14th Sept so good to hear that there are others on the same journey!

Hi Baldie Git,
Planning to leave on September 14th as well. Cannot wait!

 

[trecile]

Hiya, I am walking from Lisboa via Sintra to Fatima from next week! And then join the central route from Tomar to Porto.. and then coastal from Porto. Struggling to find accomodation on the way between Sintra and Fatima, will hope luck will be on my side somehow.

Bom Caminho. Please update us as you go!

 

[Pepper_E]

Tickets booked! If all goes as planned, walking out of Porto on Sept 21 - Coastal Route... Taking the long way to get to Porto with a stop in Barcelona for a few fun days first...

 

[ruisha]

I have found albergues are already quite full with pre-bookings. The Variante Espiritual has zero availability that I can find. Pent up Camino energy perhaps?

Oh no! Is there a site for augberges for the Variante Espiritual? I'm going end of July-First week of August. Starting from Baiona and heading the Spritual way from Ponteverde! Trying to find more info on the Variante Espiritual!!!!!! Buen camino!

 

[LindaH82]

I'm hoping to start from Vigo on September 21th! Booked the trip through CaminoWays so hopefully accomodation won't be an issue; still need to book my flight to and from Porto, but I'm fully vaxxed so I have high hopes that I will get to enter Portugal. Looking forward to it!

 

[Renascer]

Tickets booked! If all goes as planned, walking out of Porto on Sept 21 - Coastal Route... Taking the long way to get to Porto with a stop in Barcelona for a few fun days first...

Thats great! I will be there too in September.

 

[trancendi]

We are planning to do it at the start of July (straight from Porto Airport). The UK and Portugal should have an air bridge, my mom and her friend plan to go from the Czech Republic, so we will see if it will work or not. I plan to post a daily LIVE blog here in a similar fashion I did last year, to inform all of you about the real situation as a lot of online resources are just inaccurate.

Hi Albert - I’m starting from Porto - giving myself one night at the Albergue with most friendly and gracious Oscar and begin walking on July 10th. Hugging the coastline as much as possible but with a desire to stay in monasteries that are welcoming to pilgrims (none booked so far). My goal is to arrive in Santiago on July 25th. When are you starting? Any recommendations on where to stay?

 

[MarcelWals]

Hi Albert - I’m starting from Porto - giving myself one night at the Albergue with most friendly and gracious Oscar and begin walking on July 10th. Hugging the coastline as much as possible but with a desire to stay in monasteries that are welcoming to pilgrims (none booked so far). My goal is to arrive in Santiago on July 25th. When are you starting? Any recommendations on where to stay?

Will you send Oscar my greetings? Stayed couple of times at his albergue. Great guy, magical place