Playful Dread
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Portuguese Way (Lisbon - Santiago - Finisterre) May/June 2017
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There is no way marking , coastal wise, from Lisbon.
I walked along and inland occasionally, from Sintra.
We had some interesting experiences, recalled on my blog:-
https://ensuitepilgrimblog.wordpress.com/
Scroll down to the bottom of Archive 2013 June .
You will need local maps.
From Porto it's a doddle; good directions.
Bom camino
Hi, it was in my itinerary in March last year. I’d walked from Sagres (from 1 Feb), up the Rota Vicentina to Lisbon, bused to Fatima, and continued walking north from there. I had good and bad weather, as expected at that time of the year. But at Viana do Castelo, after 2 days of strong wind and horizontal rain coming straight at us on the coastal path, we decided to bus to Ponte de Lima for calmer weather inland. However, I will be back in Viana on 29 May this year, to continue where I left off. I should be onto the Variante Espiritual about 5 June. I took the photos above as I passed by last March.
Jill
To reach the Variante Espiritual, leave Pontevedra by going over the Ponte do Burgo bridge and follow the arrows. At one point you will find yourself on a very straight path along a railway, and then you must either take a right or a left, and that is where you see the signs Jsalt posted. You take a left, those who take the regular route turn right.Hi, the turn-off for the Variante Espiritual is well-signposted.
Jill
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On the last map (page 8) ou can see the "official variante" in red, and the long loop it makes, and two more direct options to Poio in green and orange.Hi, thanks Anemone, that’s great advice.
Here is the link to O´Luis do Freixo’s detailed maps:
http://www.caminador.es/
Caminhos Portugueses a Santiago
For Variante Espiritual maps scroll down a long way to:
Section C.: PORTO-Tui-SANTIAGO
And a bit further down to:
VARIANTE ESPIRITUAL DO SALNÉS
VE01.Pontevedra-Armenteira. pdf;
VE01.GM
VE02.Armenteira-Vilagarcia.pdf;
VE02.GM
VE03,Vilagarcia-Padron.pdf;
VE03.GM
Jill
I borrowed a map.Thanks for the link to your blog musicman! Very helpful in being able to see some of the surrounding area from your photos. I tend to take things in visually you see so tend to memorise things more easily that way.
Did you buy the maps when you got there or where you able to buy before you arrived in Portugal? Plus how did you manage to get across the Aveiro Lagoon into Sao Jacinto? Is there a boat that goes across the harbour there? I'd be less than amused if I ended up having another experience like my first Camino getting lost around the harbour of Viana Do Castelo travelling south.
But I would definitely tend to agree with you that from Porto on the boardwalks along the coast it's quite a simple route to follow and one I'm looking forward to again this year.
We have however decided to take the bus out of Lisbon to start our walk from Fatima then head to Porto.
@Playful Dread , the steep uphill is from Combarro to Armenteira. Another reason to take the shorter route to Poio rather that the common one with those walking the traditional route.
There are no albergues in Combarro, a few pensiones. And all $$$$ in high season as Combarro is THE place to be during the summer months.
Hi, if you have already been to Tomar, and don’t mind missing it this time, you can follow a way-marked path, starting behind the sanctuary in Fatima, to Ansiao overnighting at Residencial Manalvo in Caxarias.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/exits-from-fatima-to-santiago.34370/
Jill
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