Camping on Portuguese way

[Liva]

Hi!

Me and my boyfriend is planning to walk Camino Portuguese in September. We start in Lisbon and were wondering would it be ok to camp on the way to Santiago? Are there any showers and/ or campsites along the way? Any tips for what to be ready weather-like during September?

Thank you in advance!
Liva

 

[amorfati1]

Hi!

Me and my boyfriend is planning to walk Camino Portuguese in September. We start in Lisbon and were wondering would it be ok to camp on the way to Santiago? Are there any showers and/ or campsites along the way? Any tips for what to be ready weather-like during September?

Thank you in advance!
Liva

https://www.eurocampings.co.uk/portugal/
http://www.campingportugal.org/
(wild camping btw is illegal in portugal )
saw some lovely campsite between porto / vila cha / vila do conde.
bom caminho -

 

[Camembert]

Hi!

Me and my boyfriend is planning to walk Camino Portuguese in September. We start in Lisbon and were wondering would it be ok to camp on the way to Santiago? Are there any showers and/ or campsites along the way? Any tips for what to be ready weather-like during September?

Thank you in advance!

Hi!

Me and my boyfriend is planning to walk Camino Portuguese in September. We start in Lisbon and were wondering would it be ok to camp on the way to Santiago? Are there any showers and/ or campsites along the way? Any tips for what to be ready weather-like during September?

Thank you in advance!
Liva

You will not encounter many campsites along the Portuguese caminhopath.
The first coming from Lisbon will be in the center of Golegã.
Then north of Porto in Angeiras on the coastal part to Vila do Conde-by the way. 2 kms before Vila do Conde is another one on the caminhopath as long as you follow the yellow waymarkers.

If you follow the coastal caminho you will find a camping in Vila Praia de Ãncora-a bit of the caminho path but that will not be a problem Furthermore in Mougas in Spain where you also can choose for an albergue

Wild camping is forbidden in Portugal as Amorfati1 allready stated.

Bom caminho

 

[Helen1]

There are more campsites than it appears at first glance, all the ones I stayed at were lovely and very clean. There are quite a few campsites along the coastal route.

I stayed in Lisbon first couple of nights and took the train each day (I think you can camp but I enjoyed the hotel).
Tomar: https://campingtomar.wordpress.com/ - you get free entry to the outdoor pool next door.
Santarem, I don't think you can camp here, I stayed at this lovely place: http://santaremhostel.blogspot.co.uk/
Golegã https://en.camping.info/portugal/lisbon/parque-municipal-de-campismo-da-golegã-16364 very friendly place
Coimbra - http://www.coimbracamping.com/index-uk.html (I didn't camp here)
Viana do Castelo - I camped at the first campsite by the bridge. The chap who is runs it is really eccentric. The showers and toilets are in the stable block (some of the stables have horses in them) and there's no top to the stable door so you have a view when you shower . Not everyone's cup of tea but the place is kind of fun. There are peacocks wandering around.

I didn't camp as much as I had expected to, in a couple of places the campsite was on the edge of town, you need to walk into town to get key , walk back and then do the trip again for an evening meal adding about 6 miles onto the day's walk. I snore so not really an albergue person but I found ensuite double rooms for £15 in a couple of places. Also, some places reduce their costs in the evening, I was walking quite long distances and found one place on booking.com that was £65 in the morning but by 6.30 pm it was down to £15 for a luxurious ensuite double with air con.

 

[Camembert]

There are more campsites than it appears at first glance, all the ones I stayed at were lovely and very clean. There are quite a few campsites along the coastal route.

I stayed in Lisbon first couple of nights and took the train each day (I think you can camp but I enjoyed the hotel).
Tomar: https://campingtomar.wordpress.com/ - you get free entry to the outdoor pool next door.
Santarem, I don't think you can camp here, I stayed at this lovely place: http://santaremhostel.blogspot.co.uk/
Golegã https://en.camping.info/portugal/lisbon/parque-municipal-de-campismo-da-golegã-16364 very friendly place
Coimbra - http://www.coimbracamping.com/index-uk.html (I didn't camp here)
Viana do Castelo - I camped at the first campsite by the bridge. The chap who is runs it is really eccentric. The showers and toilets are in the stable block (some of the stables have horses in them) and there's no top to the stable door so you have a view when you shower . Not everyone's cup of tea but the place is kind of fun. There are peacocks wandering around.

I didn't camp as much as I had expected to, in a couple of places the campsite was on the edge of town, you need to walk into town to get key , walk back and then do the trip again for an evening meal adding about 6 miles onto the day's walk. I snore so not really an albergue person but I found ensuite double rooms for £15 in a couple of places. Also, some places reduce their costs in the evening, I was walking quite long distances and found one place on booking.com that was £65 in the morning but by 6.30 pm it was down to £15 for a luxurious ensuite double with air con.

In addition to my yesterday's response I remember we camped last year at the municipal camping in Vila Franca de Xira but this camping-nearby the swimming hall is a bit off caminho .
The Tomar municipal must be new. I camped about 6 kms away from the towncenter for a couple of days .
The Coimbra camping I do not know I stayed in a hotel

On the central route -Barcelos- Ponte de Lima -Valença do Minho I only know the camping 5 kms outside Ponte de Lima and not on the path.
I toured many times through Portugal and Galicia with my camping trailer

 

[JCLima]

The campsite in Tomar is closed.
They had to closed it down and now, as far as I know, it works as a place for motorhomes to stop; but it is pretty much abandoned...