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We wanted to cut across because we heard ponte delima is more veautiful, sonce pur whole hike might be in the rain, the coastal seens more exposedNot sure about cutting across to the Central at Viana do Castelo. Check out Windy Maps. You can easily see camino routes on this app. From what I can see, it would be better to cut over at Caminha and walk to Valença. At that point, you’ll be on the central route heading to SdC. Good luck.
My partner has made a GPS route that is part coast and part inland. He made it to increase the time that we walked on natural surfaces. It only goes from Porto to the border with Spain, which gets pretty industrial. Shall we send it you?I am going from Porto to Santiago. I know there are certain paths, but am I able to do half ocean path, then head into the central line and continue through there?
I am thinkin of cutting from Viana do castelo to pontr de lima because i want to view different parta of this journey.
Is that allowed?
Debi,My partner has made a GPS route that is part coast and part inland. He made it to increase the time that we walked on natural surfaces. It only goes from Porto to the border with Spain, which gets pretty industrial. Shall we send it you?
Viana is worth thinking about as a rest day, some fascinating sites. Ponte de Lima is wonderful too, depending on the time of year it gets busy with tourist. I wouldn’t make my decision based on the coastal exposure/rain, Ponte de Lima is less than 20k to the east, it would have the same weather as the coast.We wanted to cut across because we heard ponte delima is more veautiful, sonce pur whole hike might be in the rain, the coastal seens more exposed
We did that and it worked well.Not sure about cutting across to the Central at Viana do Castelo. Check out Windy Maps. You can easily see camino routes on this app. From what I can see, it would be better to cut over at Caminha and walk to Valença. At that point, you’ll be on the central route heading to SdC. Good luck.
Please, any possibility that you could post the map for others to be able to view it?My partner has made a GPS route that is part coast and part inland. He made it to increase the time that we walked on natural surfaces. It only goes from Porto to the border with Spain, which gets pretty industrial. Shall we send it you?
I most definately would! We leave this week (eek)!My partner has made a GPS route that is part coast and part inland. He made it to increase the time that we walked on natural surfaces. It only goes from Porto to the border with Spain, which gets pretty industrial. Shall we send it you?
We walked from Lisbon to Porto, then entered the Coastal route. We walked the Coastal to Esposende ten took a cab to Barcelos. We stayed in an albergue there. I think its name was Tamel S Pedro Fins, but not sure.I am going from Porto to Santiago. I know there are certain paths, but am I able to do half ocean path, then head into the central line and continue through there?
I am thinkin of cutting from Viana do castelo to pontr de lima because i want to view different parta of this journey.
Is that allowed?
If you can share the map that would be great. We are just starting to plan for next October to go from Porto to Santiago. Any towns or places to see, please share.My partner has made a GPS route that is part coast and part inland. He made it to increase the time that we walked on natural surfaces. It only goes from Porto to the border with Spain, which gets pretty industrial. Shall we send it you?
Hey, Was the variant the spiritual one? Where did u meet the main route at? We are in our planning stage for next October. Is the coastal route road walking or scenic? TksI just did a combination of coastal/littoral up to Vigo - at that point many joined the regular Portuguese route to Santiago. It was fun taking the fisherman’s boat from Mougas, walking the beautiful beaches up to Baiona/ forest views to Vigo.
From Pontevedra I took the variant - which was so worth it! Definitely I would recommend a combination of routes and Vigo is an easy spot to change.
Yes it was the spiritual variant - and it was beautiful! Day one is a steep incline from Meis til the last 1k which is a rough descent. Armenteiro - in the evening the singing nuns at the monastery offer a vespers service for pilgrims. Day 2 is a beautiful walk, the way of stones and water, then down into Vila de Arosa (mostly fields and forest til the city).Then the boat ride from there up to Padron was terrific, although our boat was delayed til 1230p due to the tide. The variant was my favorite part of the whole Camino! From Padron we were on the main route, walked about halfway to Santiago then stayed the night- early arrival into Santiago which was nice.Hey, Was the variant the spiritual one? Where did u meet the main route at? We are in our planning stage for next October. Is the coastal route road walking or scenic? Tks
Thank you.Yes it was the spiritual variant - and it was beautiful! Day one is a steep incline from Meis til the last 1k which is a rough descent. Armenteiro - in the evening the singing nuns at the monastery offer a vespers service for pilgrims. Day 2 is a beautiful walk, the way of stones and water, then down into Vila de Arosa (mostly fields and forest til the city).Then the boat ride from there up to Padron was terrific, although our boat was delayed til 1230p due to the tide. The variant was my favorite part of the whole Camino! From Padron we were on the main route, walked about halfway to Santiago then stayed the night- early arrival into Santiago which was nice.
I did a combination of littoral & coastal and I will post my itinerary tomorrow for you- unfortunately I have to go to work!
Any particular places u stayed that u liked?Thank you.
That is a great way to go--we did and were not disappointed! Valenca and Tui are not to be missed.Not sure about cutting across to the Central at Viana do Castelo. Check out Windy Maps. You can easily see camino routes on this app. From what I can see, it would be better to cut over at Caminha and walk to Valença. At that point, you’ll be on the central route heading to SdC. Good luck.
I'll second that! Me encanta Fernanda y su casa mucho. Our Camino family came together here and I will be forever grateful for introducing all of us ...Casa de Fernanda. My favorite part of the Camiho Portugues!
Stingy Nomads is such an excellent resource for so many adventures.Check out the Stingy Nomad's website. They have some good information about the different routes in Portugal.
The Portuguese Camino de Santiago - a 2024 guide
Portuguese Camino de Santiago - a detailed guide & walking stages from Porto to Santiago. Maps, distances, free downloadable PDFsstingynomads.com
Look for the graphic "Routes of the Portuguese Camino and how to switch between them" on their site.
It's allowed. You just need to walk the last 100 km on a recognized route and so long as you cut over before entering Spain and walk the last 100 km in Spain on a recognized route (which would include the Coastal or the Central, with our without the Spiritual Variant) you are good for a Compostela. If you aren't worried about obtaining a Compostela, everything is allowed!I am going from Porto to Santiago. I know there are certain paths, but am I able to do half ocean path, then head into the central line and continue through there?
I am thinkin of cutting from Viana do castelo to pontr de lima because i want to view different parta of this journey.
Is that allowed?
Hey David,It's allowed. You just need to walk the last 100 km on a recognized route and so long as you cut over before entering Spain and walk the last 100 km in Spain on a recognized route (which would include the Coastal or the Central, with our without the Spiritual Variant) you are good for a Compostela. If you aren't worried about obtaining a Compostela, everything is allowed!
I walked the senda litoral out of Porto along the river and up to Vila do Conde before heading over to the Central route. That gave me a nice walk out of Porto and a taste of the coast, as well as Barcelos and Casa da Fernanda and the other good stuff on the Central. Another option that I've heard of that I might try on a future Camino would be to start as I did: senda litoral out of Porto and then over to the Central from Vila do Conde, but then when I got to Valença heading back to the coast at Caminha and walking the Coastal in Spain where there are some nice dramatic coastlines. That gives you more like half and half between the Central and Coastal. I would miss out on Tui (unless I crossed the bridge for a visit and then crossed back again) and O Porriño, but I would get to see Caminha, A Guardia, Mougas, Baiona, and Vigo.
Thank you!!Casa da Fernanda was the standout albergue from my 2018 Camino. Albergue Ideas Peregrinas in Tui has also been frequently recommended. Some also have been very happy with the detour off the Camino just before Padron to stay at the Convento de Herbón.
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