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Thanks Elle. I've been reading your blog already, even before you suggested it.I walked Lisbon to Porto in late April, early May in 2017 and saw very few pilgrims. Aussies, Swiss, Americans and that's about it. We saws LOTS of Portuguese pilgrims walking the other way, southward toward Fatima, after we passed Tomar.
After Porto, the whole camino changed. Lots and lots of pilgrims from everywhere on both routes, the Coastal in 2017 and the Central in 2018. And numbers are growing, from what I understand. You can read all about my experiences of the Many Ways on the Camino Portugues to get the flavor of what I experienced.
Good luck and buen camino!
Thanks @redgoonerinoz , that's just the info I was after!We are at Santarem after walking from lisbon. Yesterday was busy day. 1 french guy 2 irish ladies 2 koreans and a czeck and Lithuanian. Nice and peaceful with good weather. Tuesday 7th may. Not at all like the Francis at this time of year. It will not get much busier!
Very empty. We walked it in July, '17; didn't see any other pilgrims until the end of the first stage. There we saw 5. The same wad try until we got to Tui.I hope you will indulge me a newbie question quickly.
I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
For bonus points, what would the most likely nationalities of the people be?
I'm just trying to get a feel for whether I should try this route for my upcoming next camino. Thanks!
Thanks Rex. That's pretty interesting, and I'm impressed you walked such long stages!Walked Lisboa to Santiago in Sept 2018. First night there were three of us in the hostel at VFdeXira. Two Scandinavian ladies and me. Next night in Port do Muge, 2 Kiwi ladies and me. Next night in Azzancha, 1 French lady, a German couple and me. Next stop, Tomar. Albergue full, mostly of Germans, Kiwis and Portuguese, and me. (Detoured to Fatima for a day - couldn’t find a reasonable room, but did find hundreds of pilgrims from everywhere.) Not until Coimbra did I begin to see more than 5 or 10 pilgrims in the albergues, and then it was Aussies, Brits, Kiwis, Germans, and a couple of Brazilians and one lone Yank... that would be me.
Never had a full albergue anywhere until Mealhada, and then there were more pilgrims... but still plenty of rooms.
It seemed to me that the albergues and hostel keepers from Lisboa to Tomar were particularly grateful for the intrepid pilgrims who chose this path and chose their rooms. The hospitality was outstanding in this stretch.
Bom Caminho
I walked at the same time with the same experience. I did not see any pilgrims the first 5 days (Lisbon to Tomar). In Tomar I met a pair of New Zealanders. A day or two later I met another Canadian. Right before Porto we 'picked up' an Italian. After Porto we encountered more pilgrim, mostly French and Spanish. It never felt busy and we always had choice of accomodations. The infrasture is expaning rapidly with far more albergues then are in guidebooks.Very empty. We walked it in July, '17; didn't see any other pilgrims until the end of the first stage. There we saw 5. The same wad try until we got to Tui.
I walked between Santaren and Porto out of season, at the end of Oct. There were between 3 and 9 people at the stage on a particular day, more came after Coimbra. I found a Camino family easily, right after my first day and we walked together all the way to Porto. Plenty of chats and shared meals with fellow pilgrims and amazing hospitality of the locals as well! There were people from Portugal, Brazil, Russia, Denmark, Canada, Australia and Germany. We'd been talking to the hospitalieros along the way and they say this stretch is getting busy, numbers are coming, so I guess June is usually busy and you will find your company on the way. Bom Caminho!If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
Thanks surya, that's encouraging to hearI walked between Santaren and Porto out of season, at the end of Oct. There were between 3 and 9 people at the stage on a particular day, more came after Coimbra. I found a Camino family easily, right after my first day and we walked together all the way to Porto. Plenty of chats and shared meals with fellow pilgrims and amazing hospitality of the locals as well! There were people from Portugal, Brazil, Russia, Denmark, Canada, Australia and Germany. We'd been talking to the hospitalieros along the way and they say this stretch is getting busy, numbers are coming, so I guess June is usually busy and you will find your company on the way. Bom Caminho!
Was it about 8 people in the hostels every night, or just that first one?We (a group of 3) left Lisbon on June 1st last year and we met a few pilgrims. We were about 8 in the hostel the first night and we bumped into them a few times, they were much faster walkers and covered longer distances. But it is a beautiful route and if you enjoy peace and quiet this is a great stretch of the Camino
What pilgrims we met were very mixed nationalities, Spanish, American, English, Mexican, NZ, Irish, German...
I hope you will indulge me a newbie question quickly.
I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
For bonus points, what would the most likely nationalities of the people be?
I'm just trying to get a feel for whether I should try this route for my upcoming next camino. Thanks!
Very empty in July, 17.I hope you will indulge me a newbie question quickly.
I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
For bonus points, what would the most likely nationalities of the people be?
I'm just trying to get a feel for whether I should try this route for my upcoming next camino. Thanks!
Have walked Lisbon to SDC twice in the last two years - love Portugal. Last year we found it much busier than 2017 and it got busier as we walked. Having said that, the numbers are perfect in my opinion. You will not always find an Albergue between Lisbon and Porto but the Pensions and small hotels are very inexpensive. The nationalities were mixed with a strong German presence. Met some fabulous Australians and quite a few fellow Canadians.I hope you will indulge me a newbie question quickly.
I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
For bonus points, what would the most likely nationalities of the people be?
I'm just trying to get a feel for whether I should try this route for my upcoming next camino. Thanks!
Interesting, we started walking September 13 and had loads of company between Lisbon and Santarem. What a difference a week or two can make.I walked from Lisbon last October and did not see another pilgrim for the first seven days. Ahh, the luxury of solitude. I slept alone in the fire station in Alhandra and again at the nunnery in Santarem where I had the whole place to myself. After leaving Porto it was busier. The first leg was to Vilarinho, 27km and there was no accomodation left in the whole town so I took a taxi on to Sao Pedro de Rates where I met some lovely people and had a great meal at the local restaurant. I met a scattering of people with increasing numbers the after Coimbra and even more after Tui.
It's not busy but we did run into people everyday, Australian, Dutch, American, Italian, Spanish, Austrian, German, at least these are the ones we talked to.I hope you will indulge me a newbie question quickly.
I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
For bonus points, what would the most likely nationalities of the people be?
I'm just trying to get a feel for whether I should try this route for my upcoming next camino. Thanks!
I hope you will indulge me a newbie question quickly.
I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
For bonus points, what would the most likely nationalities of the people be?
I'm just trying to get a feel for whether I should try this route for my upcoming next camino. Thanks!
Carla - a fellow Canadian - hope to see you - leaving May 31st out of Lisbon!Hi,
I am planning to start around then too. Although it may be the 2nd or 3rd if I really like Lisbon. I hope to meet quite a few pilgrims and have fabulous weather this year.
Carla
That's what I can't decide if I should do. I'm pretty eager to get going on my Camino!Oh, do spend some days in Lisbon. Take the tram to the end of the line. Go to Belem and get the pastries. It is such a lovely city!
Up to you of course, just that Lisbon is one of my most favorite cities of all! And getting away from the Oriente area is necessary if you want to enjoy it. For me, as a North American it’s interesting to be in the area from which Magellan set off to “discover” this continent. But, each to his/her own.That's what I can't decide if I should do. I'm pretty eager to get going on my Camino!
I walked from Lisbon starting May 2017. From Lisbon to Porto the Pilgrims were few and far between. The Coastal route is amazing. Boardwalk for 90% of the way. Careful to watch the signs going through Santerim, I missed a post and got off track abit. Enjoy. Buen Camino.I hope you will indulge me a newbie question quickly.
I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
For bonus points, what would the most likely nationalities of the people be?
I'm just trying to get a feel for whether I should try this route for my upcoming next camino. Thanks!
Hi, I think this is my first post on this website. I walked the Camino Frances in 2017, enjoyed it so much that I've been chomping at the bit to do another. So, I will be walking the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon, somewhere around the end of August to the beginning of September.
I hope you will indulge me a newbie question quickly.
I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would be sharing my albergue at the end of the day?
For bonus points, what would the most likely nationalities of the people be?
I'm just trying to get a feel for whether I should try this route for my upcoming next camino. Thanks!
I realize that this may be the only time you have available for the CP, but that is a brutal time of year to be walking from Lisbon. I live part-time in that area and was there from the end of August/to mid September the year before last, and it was over 40 C most days. That section of the Caminho has a lot of exposed roads/paths through farming areas. You would have to be very careful to keep hydrated, sheltered (?umbrella?) and sunscreened, and ideally only walk till about 1 in the afternoon as the heat intensifies from then till about dinner time. Later in September would likely be cooler (though last year we had another brief heat wave of similar temperature the last week in September).
Here's the Portuguese NOAA equivalent weather site for Santarem. Their forecasts are usually pretty reliable:
Bom caminho!
.well thanks to everyone who posted here. i now have my own first hand experience to report. I walked from Lisbon starting 29 may. the most number of pilgrims in a hostel was about 18, but generally it was just a few. Many of the stages were boring, lots of highways, high temperatures 38 degrees max, perhaps five of the 14 stages were really interesting, the rest I could happily leave. Glad to have done it once, but once was enough. Things got a lot better once I reached Porto.
would someone know how to get from Se Cathedral in Lisbon to end of city on the Camino way other than by walking - tram, bus or metro? We would like to begin walking after leaving the city. Thank you, Samuel
It is easy to hop on the metro in central Lisbon ( get on green line in BAixa o Rossio, transfer to Red line in Alameda and go to Oriente). That’s where the river walk is. At the end of the river walk, you’re out of Lisbon proper and you’ll see the arrows near the base of the long bridge over the river. The metro ride is long in comparison to the distance travelled but that’s because of the metro map.would someone know how to get from Se Cathedral in Lisbon to end of city on the Camino way other than by walking - tram, bus or metro? We would like to begin walking after leaving the city. Thank you, Samuel
Agree with the walking through the City instead of riding. Note: arrows in the city are occasionally covered by posters for festivals, announcements, etc... I took a couple of unintended detours into neighborhoods when the path turned and the flèche was not visible. Still, a lovely walk that gave me a greater appreciation of Lisboa than just the standard walk around the historic sites. Bom Caminho.It is easy to hop on the metro in central Lisbon ( get on green line in BAixa o Rossio, transfer to Red line in Alameda and go to Oriente). That’s where the river walk is. At the end of the river walk, you’re out of Lisbon proper and you’ll see the arrows near the base of the long bridge over the river. The metro ride is long in comparison to the distance travelled but that’s because of the metro map.
Im sure you have your reasons for wanting to do that, but for others I will just add that for the most part I found the walk from the cathedral very interesting. Goes through Alfama, past tile museum, through the old port area, and along the river walk. There is a small slog through car parts stores and other heavy commercial uses, but overall I think most people enjoy it.
Bom caminho.
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