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Porto | |
Perafita / Praia do Paraíso (via Litoral) | 15.1 km |
Vila do Conde | 16.2 |
Rates | 12.5 |
Barcelos | 16 |
Vitorino dos Piães | 16.9 |
Ponte de Lima | 13.5 |
Rubiaes | 17.4 |
Valenca/Tui | 19.1 |
Porriño | 13 |
Redondela | 16 |
Pontevedra | 19 |
- Var. Espiritual - | |
Combarro | 11 |
Armenteira | 10 |
Vilanova de Arousa (Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua) | 23.6 |
Pontecesuras/Padron | 28 km (boat) + 2 km |
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA | 23 |
Looking at your planned itinerary, I would suggest considering Pontevedra and Ponte de Lima for rest days. Both of them have interesting historic sites to visit and good restaurants. Ponte de Lima is my personal favourite. Here's a blog post if you have any interest: https://twoclinestraveling.wordpress.com/2023/02/08/ponte-de-lima-a-city-you-cant-forget-2022/Just booked my flight to Porto and will be starting my Camino Portuguese on Saturday, May 11
I'm fortunate to have a very flexible and generous time frame and have budgeted 16 days to get to Santiago from Porto - partly to be able to take my time and enjoy the experience, and also because I prefer not to walk more than 20 km/day. This is more time than both the Brierley (12 stages) and Gronze (10 stages) routes for the route.
So I will either be walking a few days with very short stages (ca. 10-15 km/day) or will have time to spend a few extra days in towns along the way — or possibly both.
For those who have walked the CP before: What towns do you think are worth spending a rest day in? Or do you think walking a few shorter days (10-15 km) would be a better way to extend my walk?
Note that I will be staying in Porto for three days before I start walking, and am planning on doing the Variante Spiritual, which seems to add an extra day to the "standard" itinerary. And I have also budgeted four days to walk from Santiago to Muxia at the tail end of my Camino. (I walked from Santiago to Fisterra at the end of my CF in 2022.)
Despite the (automatically generated!) title of this post, I realize there's no such thing as an "ideal" itinerary, and that perhaps the best course of action would just be to start walking and see how it goes. But I find planning an itinerary in advance is helpful for giving me a daily goal and what to expect of my body every day.
That said, here's one itinerary I've worked out that involves walking every day.
Thoughts and suggestions for adjustments/alternatives are welcome!
Porto Perafita / Praia do Paraíso (via Litoral) 15.1 km Vila do Conde 16.2 Rates 12.5 Barcelos 16 Vitorino dos Piães 16.9 Ponte de Lima 13.5 Rubiaes 17.4 Valenca/Tui 19.1 Porriño 13 Redondela 16 Pontevedra 19 - Var. Espiritual - Combarro 11 Armenteira 10 Vilanova de Arousa
(Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua)23.6 Pontecesuras/Padron 28 km (boat) + 2 km SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 23
"Brierley" guidebook mentions spending extra night in Barcelos and taking bus to Braga for a day trip. One the more memorable days of our CP - well worth it.Just booked my flight to Porto and will be starting my Camino Portuguese on Saturday, May 11
I'm fortunate to have a very flexible and generous time frame and have budgeted 16 days to get to Santiago from Porto - partly to be able to take my time and enjoy the experience, and also because I prefer not to walk more than 20 km/day. This is more time than both the Brierley (12 stages) and Gronze (10 stages) routes for the route.
So I will either be walking a few days with very short stages (ca. 10-15 km/day) or will have time to spend a few extra days in towns along the way — or possibly both.
For those who have walked the CP before: What towns do you think are worth spending a rest day in? Or do you think walking a few shorter days (10-15 km) would be a better way to extend my walk?
Note that I will be staying in Porto for three days before I start walking, and am planning on doing the Variante Spiritual, which seems to add an extra day to the "standard" itinerary. And I have also budgeted four days to walk from Santiago to Muxia at the tail end of my Camino. (I walked from Santiago to Fisterra at the end of my CF in 2022.)
Despite the (automatically generated!) title of this post, I realize there's no such thing as an "ideal" itinerary, and that perhaps the best course of action would just be to start walking and see how it goes. But I find planning an itinerary in advance is helpful for giving me a daily goal and what to expect of my body every day.
That said, here's one itinerary I've worked out that involves walking every day.
Thoughts and suggestions for adjustments/alternatives are welcome!
Porto Perafita / Praia do Paraíso (via Litoral) 15.1 km Vila do Conde 16.2 Rates 12.5 Barcelos 16 Vitorino dos Piães 16.9 Ponte de Lima 13.5 Rubiaes 17.4 Valenca/Tui 19.1 Porriño 13 Redondela 16 Pontevedra 19 - Var. Espiritual - Combarro 11 Armenteira 10 Vilanova de Arousa
(Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua)23.6 Pontecesuras/Padron 28 km (boat) + 2 km SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 23
We did the same. It makes the stage a lot shorter. You can make a reservation by phone, they speak english. They have a very good menu del dia for lunch. Just ask for it, it is not on the written menu.We broke up the Armentiera - Vilanova De Arousa stage with a stay at Os Castanos in Ribadumia. It was a relaxing spot, with great food.
We stayed in O Milladoiro in 2018 and I agree it's a perfect spot from which to reach Santiago the next morning, which is only about 9.5 km away. You have plenty of time to go to the Pilgrim's Office to get your compostela and perhaps attend a pilgrim's mass in the cathedral.My recommendation is to stay your penultimate night in the albergue municipal in O Milladoiro. It is quite new and modern. It is just 6 km from Santiago. That means you will have an easy final day walk, arrive in Santiago early in the morning and basically walk right in to the Pilgrim Office. Nevertheless, you should still find out about advanced on-line booking of your arrival at the Pilgrim Office in Santiago.
We are planning on staying there too. We also are staying in Combarro.We broke up the Armentiera - Vilanova De Arousa stage with a stay at Os Castanos in Ribadumia. It was a relaxing spot, with great food.
Just as previously mentioned, we are also breaking up the Armenteira to Villanova de Arousa route with a stay midway. (Not an albergue) and breaking up the Padron - Santiago into two extra stops - so we can take in the sites as well as take it slower because it seems to be uphill most of the way. We are fortunate that we can afford it time wise and budget. Plus starting with 3 days in Porto - then train to Vigo for coastal the spiritual varient.Just booked my flight to Porto and will be starting my Camino Portuguese on Saturday, May 11
I'm fortunate to have a very flexible and generous time frame and have budgeted 16 days to get to Santiago from Porto - partly to be able to take my time and enjoy the experience, and also because I prefer not to walk more than 20 km/day. This is more time than both the Brierley (12 stages) and Gronze (10 stages) routes for the route.
So I will either be walking a few days with very short stages (ca. 10-15 km/day) or will have time to spend a few extra days in towns along the way — or possibly both.
For those who have walked the CP before: What towns do you think are worth spending a rest day in? Or do you think walking a few shorter days (10-15 km) would be a better way to extend my walk?
Note that I will be staying in Porto for three days before I start walking, and am planning on doing the Variante Spiritual, which seems to add an extra day to the "standard" itinerary. And I have also budgeted four days to walk from Santiago to Muxia at the tail end of my Camino. (I walked from Santiago to Fisterra at the end of my CF in 2022.)
Despite the (automatically generated!) title of this post, I realize there's no such thing as an "ideal" itinerary, and that perhaps the best course of action would just be to start walking and see how it goes. But I find planning an itinerary in advance is helpful for giving me a daily goal and what to expect of my body every day.
That said, here's one itinerary I've worked out that involves walking every day.
Thoughts and suggestions for adjustments/alternatives are welcome!
Porto Perafita / Praia do Paraíso (via Litoral) 15.1 km Vila do Conde 16.2 Rates 12.5 Barcelos 16 Vitorino dos Piães 16.9 Ponte de Lima 13.5 Rubiaes 17.4 Valenca/Tui 19.1 Porriño 13 Redondela 16 Pontevedra 19 - Var. Espiritual - Combarro 11 Armenteira 10 Vilanova de Arousa
(Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua)23.6 Pontecesuras/Padron 28 km (boat) + 2 km SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 23
No need for a travelcompany. We used the Brierley guide (a pilgrim’s guide tp the camino portugues), but the guidebook by Anna Dintaman also does the trick. It is helpful to download the gpx tracks beforehand. The app “gronze maps” is also very helpful to sort out the stages. You don’t have to plan the stages exactly as described in the guidebook. See for yourself what distance you want to walk.This is all very helpful. Has anybody got a favourite guidebook for the Portuguese Camino?
And dare I say it, just in case my friend insists, (she doesn't trust me) a good travel 'company' ? I notice Santiagoways says they are recommended by Camino tourist office. But as you have been so helpful with the itineraries, I can probably sort out the stages myself.
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