Hi everyone!
My wife and I will be walking the Camino Portugues next July from Porto to Santiago, and then walk up to Finisterre. I would like to ask a couple of questions about camping in the camino.
First, some info and questions. We were originally planning to sleep at albergues. We heard it's a pretty busy month and that it's recommended to book in advance in order to secure beds in them. However, I spent one week sending emails to albergues all along the route we'll be walking and unfortunately none has replied. Since we are short on budget, the option of staying at hotels is discarded. Therefore, we decided to stay in campsites.
I would like to know how campsites work in Portugal. I know wild camping is illegal, so that's also out of the question. But as campsites are concerned, (Q#1) do you need to book in advance, or are there there usually parcels available on a daily basis?
We will probably also sleep some nights in albergues. If so, (Q#2) is it essential to book in advance in all of them? Or, according to your experience, you can pretty much get a bed by showing up on the very same day you'll be staying.
Later on, in Spain, we'll probably be staying at alberges. Here again, (Q#3) do you need to book in advance or can you get beds in the same day?
Second, just wanted to share with all the map we drafted with our route. Orange stars show the tentatives stages of our route. Blue spots are land markers over which we plan to walk so we don't get lost! Finally -which I thought might be useful for other pilgrims- you can find in green te location of the campsites I was able to identify. Here's the link to it: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gRJDiADSy9XydE89PYl81IYJACRvCGeB&usp=sharing
Any advice on booking camping in Portugal will be welcome!!
Thanks to everyone
My wife and I will be walking the Camino Portugues next July from Porto to Santiago, and then walk up to Finisterre. I would like to ask a couple of questions about camping in the camino.
First, some info and questions. We were originally planning to sleep at albergues. We heard it's a pretty busy month and that it's recommended to book in advance in order to secure beds in them. However, I spent one week sending emails to albergues all along the route we'll be walking and unfortunately none has replied. Since we are short on budget, the option of staying at hotels is discarded. Therefore, we decided to stay in campsites.
I would like to know how campsites work in Portugal. I know wild camping is illegal, so that's also out of the question. But as campsites are concerned, (Q#1) do you need to book in advance, or are there there usually parcels available on a daily basis?
We will probably also sleep some nights in albergues. If so, (Q#2) is it essential to book in advance in all of them? Or, according to your experience, you can pretty much get a bed by showing up on the very same day you'll be staying.
Later on, in Spain, we'll probably be staying at alberges. Here again, (Q#3) do you need to book in advance or can you get beds in the same day?
Second, just wanted to share with all the map we drafted with our route. Orange stars show the tentatives stages of our route. Blue spots are land markers over which we plan to walk so we don't get lost! Finally -which I thought might be useful for other pilgrims- you can find in green te location of the campsites I was able to identify. Here's the link to it: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gRJDiADSy9XydE89PYl81IYJACRvCGeB&usp=sharing
Any advice on booking camping in Portugal will be welcome!!
Thanks to everyone