- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2023
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Go more slowly. Lower your expectations, walk the Camino Portugues, and have fun! Don't make it a physical contest...Perhaps being a few years older is the real problem!
Very well spoken and appreciated...Go more slowly. Lower your expectations, walk the Camino Portugues, and have fun! Don't make it a physical contest...
I'll be following this thread closely. I'm taking my two daughters for another Camino, already have flights booked to Lisbon ( after two weeks in Morrocco). I too am second guessing the decision.Planning on getting back out there and walking in March 2018! Can't believe it's been so long after the various Caminos in 2013/2014.
For some time have been thinking about the Camino Portugues from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela. Given the relative minor elevation gains and a time constraint of just over 3 weeks seems like the right Camino!
In 2013/2014 I walked various Caminos without undue concern for various problems that inevitably arise while walking long distances or Forum comments. All were different...all were fantastic! For some reason I can't quite do the same this time as I read...really tough slogging out of Lisbon, bad stretches along highways, cobblestones are tough to walk on, accommodation challenges past Porto etc. etc. Perhaps being a few years older is the real problem!
Questions such as should I switch to another Camino i.e. a shortened Camino Norte or other routes keep popping up. Simply walking all day, enjoying the freedom of doing so...meeting interesting people has always been good enough in the past!
Welcome any thoughts...
what kind of food did you find on the Portuguese?I walked Porto-Santiago last April and had no issues with accomodation at all, GuyA! If you are open to sleep in albergues, inns or small hotels, there is plenty of options.
There were indeed many cobblestones, and I had the impression it walked on roads more often than the Frances. But nothing absurd.
My husband felt really tired with the stones/asphalt, I did not feel any difference walking on them. So it probably varies from person to person. We are in our late-30s.
Although I've heard beautiful things about other Caminos (and I still intend to walk the Norte and Primitivo), I would not hesitate in recommending the Portuguese Camino. The places are beautiful, the walk is nice and the food is unbelievable!
Whatever you choose to walk, it will be a good choice. It's the Camino. Ultreia!
Very similar tomthe food you'll find in Spain.what kind of food did you find on the Portuguese?
Planning on getting back out there and walking in March 2018! Can't believe it's been so long after the various Caminos in 2013/2014.
For some time have been thinking about the Camino Portugues from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela. Given the relative minor elevation gains and a time constraint of just over 3 weeks seems like the right Camino!
In 2013/2014 I walked various Caminos without undue concern for various problems that inevitably arise while walking long distances or Forum comments. All were different...all were fantastic! For some reason I can't quite do the same this time as I read...really tough slogging out of Lisbon, bad stretches along highways, cobblestones are tough to walk on, accommodation challenges past Porto etc. etc. Perhaps being a few years older is the real problem!
Questions such as should I switch to another Camino i.e. a shortened Camino Norte or other routes keep popping up. Simply walking all day, enjoying the freedom of doing so...meeting interesting people has always been good enough in the past!
Welcome any thoughts...
what kind of food did you find on the Portuguese?
Anemone, I think there's a difference. Much more fish in Portugal, served with unadorned cooked fresh vegetables. And homemade soup for starters at every single meal, the Portuguese LOVE soup. At least comparing food along the camino portugues with the frances, I would say in Portugal it's less fried and cheaper. And for those with a sweet tooth, the Spanish repertoire of pastries can't hold a candle to the Portuguese!Very similar to the food you'll find in Spain.
p.s. Just a heads up -- in Portugal, most restaurants will put plates of nibbles on the table when you sit down. These are NOT free and you will be charged if you eat them. If you don't want them, just wave them away, no one will get upset or care about this. It is not a trick to catch unsuspecting pilgrims, it is the custom everywhere in Portugal.
I found it to be the same on the Portugues, in type if not reciepe, except for the tapas and other good meals in the Norte.Anemone, I think there's a difference. Much more fish in Portugal, served with unadorned cooked fresh vegetables. And homemade soup for starters at every single meal, the Portuguese LOVE soup. At least comparing food along the camino portugues with the frances, I would say in Portugal it's less fried and cheaper. And for those with a sweet tooth, the Spanish repertoire of pastries can't hold a candle to the Portuguese!
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