Cooking

[Lynda t]

Are there cooking facilities on the Portuguese route starting in Lisbon?

 

[sulu]

Hi Lynda,
I can't answer for Lisbon but certainly from Oporto the facilities are good until you get into Galicia. In Galicia the albergues have kitchens but limited supplies of pots and pans. I always carry at least cutlery and a mug. A camping pan can be useful too, doubles as a plate!
Sue

 

[Anniesantiago]

When I walked from Porto, it was a mixed bag. Some had kitchens. Some didn't. One albergue was closed and we stayed in a hotel. Some had pots/pans, and like on the Frances, sometimes the pilgrims had pilfered them all. I wouldn't take a pot, myself. Where you cannot cook, you can eat sandwiches or go out for an inexpensive meal of bacalau ::::YUM!:::: But that's me...

 

[camino07]

There were no cooking facilities from Lisbon to Porto in 2010 when we walked. No albergues and we stayed in Pensions or Residentials and ate out. Not sure if any have opened since.
Hope this helps.

 

[Tulstig]

I walked the Portuguese Camino last summer- Porto to Santiago, and found the same as Anniesantiago - that some places had kitchens and some didn't. However we did find that eating out was cheaper in Portugal than in Spain.
Buen Camino