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I think this is a great idea! The central and and littoral route are quite different and though I have not walked from Lisbon, I think I'd prefer to do what you are suggesting.I am doing the Camino Portuguese in June 2020. I plan to start in Porto and walk to Redonella on the inland route, bus back to Porto and then head out again on the coastal route up to Redonella and then continue on to Santiago. I am looking at doing this instead of starting from Lisbon. Is this a good idea? I believe the first 13k or so out of Porto is through an industrial area and there has been advice to get a taxi or bus through that area. Where is the best place to bus or taxi to in order to start walking? Do you think I should start in Lisbon and not double back to Porto. Would I be missing out on something special?
I am doing the Camino Portuguese in June 2020. I plan to start in Porto and walk to Redonella on the inland route, bus back to Porto and then head out again on the coastal route up to Redonella and then continue on to Santiago. I am looking at doing this instead of starting from Lisbon. Is this a good idea? I believe the first 13k or so out of Porto is through an industrial area and there has been advice to get a taxi or bus through that area. Where is the best place to bus or taxi to in order to start walking? Do you think I should start in Lisbon and not double back to Porto. Would I be missing out on something special?
I think this is a great idea! The central and and littoral route are quite different and though I have not walked from Lisbon, I think I'd prefer to do what you are suggesting.
Didn't find the route out of Porto anything but enjoyable! And YES the Variant Spiritual is not to be missed!If you choose to start the costal , the section is not so industrial but you can still get transport to Matoshinos . insted doing costal and inland again , did you consider to take spiritual variant before Santiago and after Santiago continue walking to Muxia and Finistera ( extra 4 days ) ?
Yes we did the same last May. The Metro also can get you to the coast at Matoshinos to start the Littoral, if you don't walk down the Douro and 'round the corner'.You CAN walk from the airport if you want, but then you miss out on seeing Porto which is a wonderful city. You need 2 days at least to see it! Then I recommend taking the Metro northwards from Trinidade to Vila da Conde, thus saving time after your stop in Porto.
I have heard the same about the walk north out of the city on the Central and Coastal routes (although others have said it is not so bad). I can't speak from experience as I took the Senda Litoral out of Porto, following the river to the ocean and walking north along the shore to Vila do Conde and then heading inland to the Central. That route is quite nice and requires no use of a bus or taxi.I believe the first 13k or so out of Porto is through an industrial area and there has been advice to get a taxi or bus through that area.
Hi! John Brierleys guide offers 4 options for getting out of Porto. To avoid too much strain on pavements and cobblestones we took option D: the metro to Vilar de Pinheiro. To get a real pilgrim experience we stayed at Sao Pedro de Rates, one of the first hostels. It has a lovely courtyard. We had started our Camino in Coimbra, an old university town. The way between Coimbra and Porto was very quiet and there were always ample beds available. Bom Camino!I am doing the Camino Portuguese in June 2020. I plan to start in Porto and walk to Redonella on the inland route, bus back to Porto and then head out again on the coastal route up to Redonella and then continue on to Santiago. I am looking at doing this instead of starting from Lisbon. Is this a good idea? I believe the first 13k or so out of Porto is through an industrial area and there has been advice to get a taxi or bus through that area. Where is the best place to bus or taxi to in order to start walking? Do you think I should start in Lisbon and not double back to Porto. Would I be missing out on something special?
I am doing the Camino Portuguese in June 2020. I plan to start in Porto and walk to Redonella on the inland route, bus back to Porto and then head out again on the coastal route up to Redonella and then continue on to Santiago. I am looking at doing this instead of starting from Lisbon. Is this a good idea?
. I plan to start in Porto
A big thanks to those who have given websites, maps, day 15 etc they are of great help. After looking at all of the above my plan is now as follows
Ditto!!!! There are so many wonderful things to see starting in Lisbon that are missed otherwise. We loved it!I don't think personally I would enjoy walking towards Santiago then to taking a bus back to Porto to try another route. I enjoyed the caminho from Lisbon as it passed through some interesting places (some skip the walk out of Lisbon and start at Santarem) including Santarem, Tomar, Coimbra, Roman ruins etc. From Porto I walked out along the river and up the coast to Caminha then inland along river to Valença and up to SdeC. The coastal route was nice but if I was doing it again 2 days could have got my fix of water walking out from porto along river and coast to Vila do Conde and then moving into the more inland route.
We are doing the coastal route from Porto to Santiago De Compostela starting in early June 2020 (we did the Camino Frances in 2017 and part of the Via Francigena in 2018). We are planning to take the metro to Matoshinos, and then started walking from there. Suggest you look at the John Brierly book for suggestions.I am doing the Camino Portuguese in June 2020. I plan to start in Porto and walk to Redonella on the inland route, bus back to Porto and then head out again on the coastal route up to Redonella and then continue on to Santiago. I am looking at doing this instead of starting from Lisbon. Is this a good idea? I believe the first 13k or so out of Porto is through an industrial area and there has been advice to get a taxi or bus through that area. Where is the best place to bus or taxi to in order to start walking? Do you think I should start in Lisbon and not double back to Porto. Would I be missing out on something special?
I am doing the Camino Portuguese in June 2020. I plan to start in Porto and walk to Redonella on the inland route, bus back to Porto and then head out again on the coastal route up to Redonella and then continue on to Santiago. I am looking at doing this instead of starting from Lisbon. Is this a good idea? I believe the first 13k or so out of Porto is through an industrial area and there has been advice to get a taxi or bus through that area. Where is the best place to bus or taxi to in order to start walking? Do you think I should start in Lisbon and not double back to Porto. Would I be missing out on something special?
We are planning to take the metro to Matoshinos, and then started walking from there.
A big thank you to all who have given information so far. There is more to this than I thought. I have a lot to think about. I will have to investigate everything everyone has said. I will have to get some detailed maps so that I know what I am looking at. JoroAtanasof I don't think I will be going on to Muxia and Fisterre as I did that earlier this year, but if I end up with lots of time after reaching Santiago I might just walk direct to Fisterre as I have not done the bit from where the path divides to Fisterre and I just love Fisterre.
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my son and I walked the Portugués way this year, we started in Lisbon, and quickly realized it was not for us.I had walked the French way a few years before, and lovedthe ‘pilgrim experience’ so after 2 days wemadethe decision to bus up to Porto, it was definitely the right decision for us! We really enjoyed Porto to Santiago
One correction...Ponte de Lima and Valenca are NORTH of Porto on the Portuguese Central route. And, both are lovely cities to visit.I just finished the walk, Lisbon to SdC in November. We also skipped the part out of Porto, on the recommendation of locals there who had done the walk before. We took a train, which was quite easy and cheap (maybe 4 euros?). We looked on our phone for the stop we wanted that was right along the Camino trail. I don't know the name but will ask my friend, as he handled this piece, not me. I think taking the train would be cheaper than a taxi and easier than a bus.
Regarding your suggested route: I said, as soon as we walked on past Porto, that a loop would be better than what we did, Lisbon to SdC. I imagined starting in Porto, going to SdC via the inland route, then looping back to Porto taking the Costal route. I personally wouldn't want to loop back to Porto from Redonella by bus to then do the coastal route. That would feel, for me, like interrupting my flow. But that's just me. I can see how (as I suggested) heading off from SdC to head down to Porto might not seem really great either, because a finish in Porto is somewhat anti-climactic compared to a finish in SdC. That's going to be a personal feeling that's different for everyone.
Regarding Lisbon to Porto, I'd say you're not missing much. Here's my summary notes on that stretch:
- Very long days
- No pilgrim office in Lisbon meant there was very little support for the journey. The Cathedral, which we stopped into twice, was not helpful in the least. They sold the maps (not full guidebook) and could offer no advice/ wisdom for the journey.
- The trip from Lisbon to Porto isn't particularly beautiful. There's some nice cities (Tomar, Coimbra, Ponte de Lima, & Valenca), but the stretches from the towns are often on paved roads and not always on green nature paths. Plenty of Eucalyptus forests though. If you're deeply effected by your physical surroundings and need lots of stunning nature, the CP from Lisbon to Porto would not be for you. If you can focus on your inner journey and not let your surroundings change your mood, then you won't have an issue with the route.
- We saw almost no pilgrims Lisbon- Porto. Maybe 3 in a day, but not every day.
My full note on this Camino route can be found here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/lisbon-to-santiago-october.64544/#post-801606
Hope that's helpful! Bom caminho!
That's exactly what I did! Just go to the river, keep it always on your left and walk... I found it rather lovely.I would suggest instead of going through Vilarinhos (inner route), just go down river Douro all the way to the sea, then follow the coast to Vila do Conde; here, you can decide whether you want to go along the coast (signposted to Esposende) or inland (perfectly signposted to Sao Pedro de Rates).
That way, you avoid the nasty urban bit of coming out of Porto, the walk by the river and along the coast is a bliss!
We started in Porto and headed to coast for the first day, the cut in to Rates. Beautiful walk along river and coast. You can shorten first day by taking cable car out of town along river.I am doing the Camino Portuguese in June 2020. I plan to start in Porto and walk to Redonella on the inland route, bus back to Porto and then head out again on the coastal route up to Redonella and then continue on to Santiago. I am looking at doing this instead of starting from Lisbon. Is this a good idea? I believe the first 13k or so out of Porto is through an industrial area and there has been advice to get a taxi or bus through that area. Where is the best place to bus or taxi to in order to start walking? Do you think I should start in Lisbon and not double back to Porto. Would I be missing out on something special?
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