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We did the coastal alternate route on our first day out of Porto. It meets up with the main route on day 3. I was glad we did it, as it goes right along the beach boardwalk and even onto the sand in a few spots, and it has some really nice scenery. The waymarking is not as good as on the main branch of the route. We actually got lost on the second day - probably due more to our inexperience than anything else, but I would do it again. In my opinion, it beats walking through the busy parts of Porto.I am planning on walking the Littoral version of the Camino Portugese in September 2014 from Porto to Redondela where it joins the "main" branch of the Camino Portugese. The Baiona to Redondela sections of the Coastal and Littoral Caminos Portugese "braid" and criss-cross. Difficult to follow on any map. What is the quality of waymarking between these towns?
Please do. With Annakappa we intend to walk the "Senda da orla litoral" from Porto right North (A Guarda, Oia, Baiona, Vigo) in June 2014 and would appreciate first hand info on where to walk, sleep, eat and visit "history". Thank you.[...]I'll be happy to share our itinerary if you like.
Please do. With Annakappa we intend to walk the "Senda da orla litoral" from Porto right North (A Guarda, Oia, Baiona, Vigo) in June 2014 and would appreciate first hand info on where to walk, sleep, eat and visit "history". Thank you.
I can't comment on that waymarking as we continued on to Vigo before heading to Redondela. We walked the coastal route this October, from Porto to Vigo (crossing the border by ferry from Caminha to A Guarda). From Vigo to Redondela we made a few wrong turns (and it was raining hard for the last hour of the walk), distance was about 10.5 miles. Give yourself a day off in Baiona (we did) ... it's a pretty town with lively street life and great inexpensive food. I'll be happy to share our itinerary if you like.
Did the coastal last September.
Baiona to Vigo waymarking is patchy got "lost" a couple of times and eventually just followed the main road into the City.
Vigo to Redondela is fine one you find the RΓΊa Urzaiz (it's at the side of the large Corte Ingles department store in the centre). Just keep heading up hill up there and you'll pick up arrows at the top (where it gets pedestrianised).
The Littoral is not marked at all at street level and the yellow arrows you follow are the coastal route (which confusingly is the one that is more inland). Not to be confused with the main inland route which you will pick up in Redondela.
Still got most of my trip notes and maps so give me a shout if you need any more details.
can you send me a copy of the spreadsheet please?Have an accommodation Excel sheet,if you need it
We are exploring the route now at this moment. staying at a campsite at Vila Praia de Γncora.Hello there! I am walking the coastal Portuguese and it is very beautiful!
The first days out of Porto follow the coast line and the bicyclists mostly on the board walks.
Follow the yellow arrows when you see them. They will take you through farm land, eucalyptus and villages.
Albergues in Povoa, Marinhas, Fao, Viana do Castelo, Caminha.
And notice --- the ferry from Caminha, Portugal to A Guarda, Spain is not working this summer.
Means you have to take a taxi or walk another day.
I followed the coastal from Porto to Caminha to Valenca and to Tui.
Btw - In the evenings I looked for wifi and took screenshots of detailed google maps for the next day. A good map is goos to have.
Tonight in Pontevedra. The weather has been beautiful, no rain yet.
Buen Camino.
Today we explored the route from Vila Praia de Γncora in Portugal to A Guarda in Spain.We are exploring the route now at this moment. staying at a campsite at Vila Praia de Γncora.
Here in VilaPraia are lots of arrows. Today we went to Viana do Castelo and saw plenty of tiles with the shell.
One of the coming days we will go to Esposende and expect the same waymarking as where we now and as the first part from Porto, we walked last year.
We met some pilgrims in Viana do Costelo as well further down between Valença and Caminha .
The tourist office in Viana confirmed that the ferry between Caminha and Guarda is out of service because of mantainance.
It looks like a great walk and the aera we are now is beautiful.
We definitively will be back on the caminho Portuges next year after done the camino Ingles last week.View attachment 10076
We went to Caminha today. Very bad weather. Anyhow we saw some peregrinos.Today we explored the route from Vila Praia de Γncora in Portugal to A Guarda in Spain.
As mentioned the ferry between Caminha and A Guarda does not sail . We saw some pilgrims walking from Caminha via Vila Nova de Cerveira ,where is a bridge over the river Minho to A Guarda but as the kilometercounter of my car said , this is a detour of 24 kms. And you have to walk alongside a busy national road. if I had to walk now ,I should prefer to take a bus or a taxi
A Guarda is a nice place , we walked back from the center to the ferry , about 4 kms and vice versa. Nice walk. We saw some waymarks in the center.
We think we walk the caminho da Costa next year. It is beautiful so farView attachment 10104
Would love that spreadsheet if you have it. Thanks!Have an accommodation Excel sheet,if you need it
I am planning on walking the Littoral version of the Camino Portugese in September 2014 from Porto to Redondela where it joins the "main" branch of the Camino Portugese. The Baiona to Redondela sections of the Coastal and Littoral Caminos Portugese "braid" and criss-cross. Difficult to follow on any map. What is the quality of waymarking between these towns?
Welcome to the Forum, Shev!
I am planning to walk this route (again) in September - the 2 first weeks from Porto to Redondela and SDC. Maybe meet you there
Yes waymarking is not good from Porto but it is getting better thanks to my mate Luis, see below. There are now sections like from Ramallosa to Balaidos in Vigo along the coast where green arrows are used to distinguish from official Coastal Route. Where the Coastal Route and Shoreline Route are separated the yellow arrow is generally used. I have just researched and written the shoreline route, as I call it, from Porto to Redondela which I can concur is incredibly beautiful. You follow the coast so it's nice and flat crossing beaches and dunes before catching the ferry from Caminha to enter the Galician border town and port of A Guarda continuing to follow the coat via Baiona, Oia,Nigran and Vigo until you get to Redondela where it meets the official route. Can't beat it for sheer outstanding beauty and easy on the legs not to mention the food and drink on the way!! Check out a summary of the details here http://caminoways.com/ways/portuguese-coastal-way-caminho-da-costa Will be uploading a video of the route in the next few weeks. I suggest you use my mate Luis Freixo's Blog, the leading authority on the route,as he has produced excellent, detailed maps in all formats see http://www.caminador.es/?page_id=117 These helped me a lot on my camino, I downloaded the PDF files so I could use them offline while walking, that way it was impossible to get lost. Buen camino.
Nevertheless Vigo is a beautiful city with a lot of artfull sculptures, worth to be watched.http://www.johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Camino PortuguΓ©s Coastal route
I couldn't agree more. I walked the route in February and Louis information was invaluable. Also, as another post suggests, http://www.johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Camino PortuguΓ©s Coastal route is also very helpful.
Vigo is a bit of a challenge and what I didn't realise is that the yellow arrows mark the traditional route (i.e. since about 2010) while there are green arrows which take you to the albergue in Louis' village. Louis keeps these green arrows constantly updated. Louis wife speaks good English and the deviation away from the City is well worth it.
I've put here GPS maps for the route: http://www.the-raft-of-corks.com/blog/camino-to-santiago-from-oporto-by-the-coast-maps-and-gps/
and the blog itself, which is in production, slowly and is more personal than informative, although it has quite a few photos of a stormy February Camino, is here: http://www.the-raft-of-corks.com/blog/walking-water-portuguese-way-santiago-coast/ My nest post is probably about my visit to Vigo and my unforgettable meeting with Louis.
Pagina web muy interessante. Β‘ Gracias para compartirlo !I trust the following article I just published with videos of each section helps too, should get you all excited! See link http://www.mydestination.com/galici...portuguese-coastal-way-from-porto-to-santiago
Looking forward to come back to Vigo and all other beautiful Galician places next year when we will walk the caminho da Costa from PΓ³voa da VarzΓm !Pagina web muy interessante. Β‘ Gracias para compartirlo !
Thank you for sharing this, I have bookmarked it.I trust the following article I just published with videos of each section helps too, should get you all excited! See link http://www.mydestination.com/galici...portuguese-coastal-way-from-porto-to-santiago
Looking forward to this camiΓ±o.You may like the video I did of shoreline camino from Porto to Santiago just so you can really look forward to it!
I don't think Porto will be the measure !
I can't comment on that waymarking as we continued on to Vigo before heading to Redondela. We walked the coastal route this October, from Porto to Vigo (crossing the border by ferry from Caminha to A Guarda). From Vigo to Redondela we made a few wrong turns (and it was raining hard for the last hour of the walk), distance was about 10.5 miles. Give yourself a day off in Baiona (we did) ... it's a pretty town with lively street life and great inexpensive food. I'll be happy to share our itinerary if you like.
Mouth-wateringly motivating. A superb destination quite apart from the Caminho aspect.You may like the video I did of shoreline camino from Porto to Santiago just so you can really look forward to it!
This is great information @BCRockies. Here I was waiting for. Many thanks for posting these pdf'sFor those of you looking for detailed maps, almost step by step, from Porto to Redondela, I would like to give credit for this to the person who posted them before but I could not locate the original string where I found them. I believe he is from Portugal and probably very involved with this part of the Caminho. I printed them page by page and that may be a bit much but I can also open the files on DropBox the night before while on WIFI and then use them off-line on my Ipad while walking. I feel that it will save me some time as I do not plan to get lost anymore...
Looking forward to start in PΓ³voa de Varzim next year May. Can't wait.Mouth-wateringly motivating. A superb destination quite apart from the Caminho aspect.
The central route goes from Porto to Vilarinho moreless direction airport We did not walk it either (we chose for the safe coastal detour ) but drove it by car and caravan last June and as many say walking this part is not nice, by car I must say it is quit challeging too.Walk from Vila do Conde to Sao Pedro de Rates on the central route.
About 45- 50 km if you start from the Cathedral in Porto and follow the coast line (Matosinhos, Vila do Conde, Rates) which is gorgeous.
That takes you out of Porto. But again I donΒ΄t know how the central route is from Rates because I havenΒ΄t walked it yet (I have walked the coastal only). Lots road walking? Lots of traffic?
Regards,
JohnnieWalker has incorporated it in his excellent guide ... you can download or get in print.I am planning coastal Portuguese road this May 2014, your itinerary would be very helpful also for me.. is it still available? thank you very much!
Starting from Maia is okay you almost have passed the busy and dangerous part in the north of PortoHave enjoyed reading about the coastal route. My two fiends and I have opted this year for the inland from Maia. Leaving US Sept. 6. Maybe we will run into some of you coastal people . That may be my next route
@ Walli Walker. Welcome on this great forum.
Incredible info, thank you for reposting this. I hope to not get lost as well and this will definitely help. The PDFs are going to make it so much easier.For those of you looking for detailed maps, almost step by step, from Porto to Redondela, I would like to give credit for this to the person who posted them before but I could not locate the original string where I found them. I believe he is from Portugal and probably very involved with this part of the Caminho. I printed them page by page and that may be a bit much but I can also open the files on DropBox the night before while on WIFI and then use them off-line on my Ipad while walking. I feel that it will save me some time as I do not plan to get lost anymore...
You won't get lost. Just follow the yellow waymarkers.Incredible info, thank you for reposting this. I hope to not get lost as well and this will definitely help. The PDFs are going to make it so much easier.
Annie. I am just being busy reading the maps and was wondering if you walk from Vigo to Redondela along the coast or you have to climb up to about 425 meters altitude more inland ?Hola Walli Walker,
Please send me a private message or e- mail for more info.
I WALKED the coastal / Littoral twice this year WALKING different options and stayed at several albergues and have talked to several other pilgrims who also WALKED the Camino Portugues coastal/ Littoral.
I am in Vigo today having WALKED today from A Ramallosa all the way on way marked path.
Tomorrow Redondela or Padron.
Bom Caminho
Okay. I was just studying the maps I found on this thread and noticed a serious elevation and because you are around. Thanks and buen camino AnnieHola,
I am following the yellow arrows tomorrow if I decide to walk from Vigo to Redondela. The yellow arrows do not follow the coast line. There is no way marking on the coast line from Vigo to Redondela as far as I know.
Following the yellow arrows the highest point is 150 m.
Yes, I would love your itinerary and also your thoughts about the weather in October.I can't comment on that waymarking as we continued on to Vigo before heading to Redondela. We walked the coastal route this October, from Porto to Vigo (crossing the border by ferry from Caminha to A Guarda). From Vigo to Redondela we made a few wrong turns (and it was raining hard for the last hour of the walk), distance was about 10.5 miles. Give yourself a day off in Baiona (we did) ... it's a pretty town with lively street life and great inexpensive food. I'll be happy to share our itinerary if you like.
This is the route my wife and i and 2 friends have decifed to walk in may june of next year year and would love any tips/ itinerary you could share.I can't comment on that waymarking as we continued on to Vigo before heading to Redondela. We walked the coastal route this October, from Porto to Vigo (crossing the border by ferry from Caminha to A Guarda). From Vigo to Redondela we made a few wrong turns (and it was raining hard for the last hour of the walk), distance was about 10.5 miles. Give yourself a day off in Baiona (we did) ... it's a pretty town with lively street life and great inexpensive food. I'll be happy to share our itinerary if you like.
I can't comment on that waymarking as we continued on to Vigo before heading to Redondela. We walked the coastal route this October, from Porto to Vigo (crossing the border by ferry from Caminha to A Guarda). From Vigo to Redondela we made a few wrong turns (and it was raining hard for the last hour of the walk), distance was about 10.5 miles. Give yourself a day off in Baiona (we did) ... it's a pretty town with lively street life and great inexpensive food. I'll be happy to share our itinerary if you like.
Have an accommodation Excel sheet,if you need it
Hola Walli Walker,
Please send me a private message or e- mail for more info.
I WALKED the coastal / Littoral twice this year WALKING different options and stayed at several albergues and have talked to several other pilgrims who also WALKED the Camino Portugues coastal/ Littoral.
I am in Vigo today having WALKED today from A Ramallosa all the way on way marked path.
Tomorrow Redondela or Padron.
Bom Caminho
If you walk 40 or 50 kms a day you could do the coastal easy in 10 days.Hi there
Hi Annie,
Would love some info regarding the coastal route - my email is kristoneshotmail@gmail.com
Do you think it's possible to do it in 10 Days? I am an experienced walker and can do 40-50 kms if needed.
Thanks
Hi there
Hi Annie,
Would love some info regarding the coastal route - my email is kristoneshotmail@gmail.com
Do you think it's possible to do it in 10 Days? I am an experienced walker and can do 40-50 kms if needed.
Thanks
Thank YouHola Kristone,
I will get back to you as soon as I can next week.
For those of you looking for detailed maps, almost step by step, from Porto to Redondela, I would like to give credit for this to the person who posted them before but I could not locate the original string where I found them. I believe he is from Portugal and probably very involved with this part of the Caminho. I printed them page by page and that may be a bit much but I can also open the files on DropBox the night before while on WIFI and then use them off-line on my Ipad while walking. I feel that it will save me some time as I do not plan to get lost anymore...
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