Camino Portugues from Porto in february

Barbara06

Active Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Le Puy - Pamplona (2011-14)
VDLP (2015)
Portuguese (2015)
Francigena (2016)
Primitivo (2017)

• Jan 27, 2018

• #1

Hello,

Has anyone walked on the camino Portugues in February ?
Especially on the Coastal one from Porto.

Barbara

 

jsalt

Jill

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Portugués, Francés, LePuy, Rota Vicentina, Norte, Madrid, C2C, Salvador, Primitivo, Aragonés, Inglés

• Jan 28, 2018

• #2

Barbara06 said:

Hello,

Has anyone walked on the camino Portugues in February ?
Especially on the Coastal one from Porto.

Barbara

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Hi, yes, end of Feb 2016. Leaving Esposende, the wind and the rain came in horizontally off the sea. We struggled to stay upright. We made it to Viana do Castelo, but it was still raining and windy next day, so we took a bus to Ponte de Lima, and continued on the central route in calmer weather. I returned to Viana at the end of May last year, and was then able to complete the coastal route. You can’t tell what the weather will be like on that coast. You might get lucky in Feb, but have Plan B just in case.
Jill

 

Barbara06

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Le Puy - Pamplona (2011-14)
VDLP (2015)
Portuguese (2015)
Francigena (2016)
Primitivo (2017)

• Jan 28, 2018

• #3

Thanks for the reply Jill. The weather right now and for the following week seems great but don't know how long it will last. I will have to think of a Plan B. Did you meet any other pilgrims in February ? and where the albergues open ?

 

jsalt

Jill

Time of past OR future Camino

Portugués, Francés, LePuy, Rota Vicentina, Norte, Madrid, C2C, Salvador, Primitivo, Aragonés, Inglés

• Jan 28, 2018

• #4

There are very few albergues on the Coastal Route. There are plenty of albergues on the Central Route that are open in winter. Note that the Xunta albergues in Galicia have no blankets. They might put the heating on in the evening, but it will go off during the night, so you need a warm sleeping bag for the municipal albergues.

We saw a few other pilgrims on the Coastal Route, but not many. There were quite a lot once we crossed over to the Central Route.
Jill

 

Arn

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• Jan 28, 2018

• #5

Once you continue on the Central Route do not miss the Casa Fernanda.
Her phonenumber is +351 914 589 521
Fernanda speaks english.
The distance from Porto to Vitorino dos Piães where Fernanda lives is about 80 kms.
Anyway 18 kms past Barcelos on the waymarked caminhopath.
The hospitality is without peer on the CP. Do not ruin your welcome by mentioning my name.
Bom Cominho,
Arn

 

Albertinho

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Pilgrims Office Volunteer

• Jan 30, 2018

• #6

Arn said:

Once you continue on the Central Route do not miss the Casa Fernanda.
Her phonenumber is +351 914 589 521
Fernanda speaks english.
The distance from Porto to Vitorino dos Piães where Fernanda lives is about 80 kms.
Anyway 18 kms past Barcelos on the waymarked caminhopath.
The hospitality is without peer on the CP. Do not ruin your welcome by mentioning my name.
Bom Cominho,
Arn

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Did you misbehave at Fernanda's Arn . Or you did not sing along with them ?