Leaving Lisbon 1st September 2015

[mistermac]

I will be setting out from Lisbon heading for Porto on Sept 1. This is my second camino. Happy to take any advice.

 

[mistermac]

It's my first time on the Portugues.
On the Frances I did 20-25km a day with the occasional 30. I will be walking with my son who is likely to want to go the extra mile. I'm 64 and don't want to push it hard, but I know Brierley's stages are long in the first days.
Open to all kinds of accommodation, but we will mostly seek out albergues.
After Porto we are likely to take the complete coastal route.

 

[Walid Medawar]

Buen Camino ,,, Will Be Walking From Tui to Santiago in July , I would be Happy to share some News and Advice once Completed.

 

[Alan Davies]

I will be setting out from Lisbon heading for Porto on Sept 1. This is my second camino. Happy to take any advice.

d
Walking between Lisbon and Porto May 2015 I was the only pilgrim in at least 3 of the hostels. Very lonely but still enjoyable

 

[Sullykerry]

I will be setting off on a mountain bike on September 4th from Lisbon to Santiago. This will be my second Camino (CF - last year). I'll look for two fair dinkum Aussies carrying their swag singing Waltzing Matilda for their dinner.

If you were on the CF last September/October the Aussie brigade included an escapee from the Australian National Opera who gave a stand up performance in San Juan de Ortega. I heard that later on he sang Burgos and Carrion de Condes. He and his brothers were one of the many highlights of the CF.

Buen Camino

 

[hansking]

I will be setting out from Lisbon heading for Porto on Sept 1. This is my second camino. Happy to take any advice.

Hi MisterMac
I am intending also to set out from Lisbon 1 September, and would intend to be in Santiago within 4 weeks. I walked Frances in the month of May 2013!! Lets keep in touch and share ideas!
With best
Hans

 

[Casa _de_Azzancha]

I will be setting out from Lisbon heading for Porto on Sept 1. This is my second camino. Happy to take any advice.

Hello mistermac on the 4th round between Santarém > Azinhaga/Golegã (where Casa de Azzancha is located) you must pay extra attention when you walk through the national road.
Our region has a lot of agriculture and September is the harvest time... meaning busy time on the roads with a lot trucks on the road carrying tomato and corn.
There is no problem for walk through the camino you will need to be carefull.
Wish you a great camino!

 

[mistermac]

Hello mistermac on the 4th round between Santarém > Azinhaga/Golegã (where Casa de Azzancha is located) you must pay extra attention when you walk through the national road.
Our region has a lot of agriculture and September is the harvest time... meaning busy time on the roads with a lot trucks on the road carrying tomato and corn.
There is no problem for walk through the camino you will need to be carefull.
Wish you a great camino!

That's good to know. Thanks for the advice.

 

[mistermac]

Buen Camino ,,, Will Be Walking From Tui to Santiago in July , I would be Happy to share some News and Advice once Completed.

Thanks Walid. Bom Caminho!

 

[mistermac]

Hi MisterMac
I am intending also to set out from Lisbon 1 September, and would intend to be in Santiago within 4 weeks. I walked Frances in the month of May 2013!! Lets keep in touch and share ideas!
With best
Hans

We'll watch out for you Hans. I expect to take longer than 4 weeks. I want to go at a more leisurely pace after Porto, but we'll see how it works out. Buen Camino !

 

[mistermac]

I will be setting off on a mountain bike on September 4th from Lisbon to Santiago. This will be my second Camino (CF - last year). I'll look for two fair dinkum Aussies carrying their swag singing Waltzing Matilda for their dinner.

If you were on the CF last September/October the Aussie brigade included an escapee from the Australian National Opera who gave a stand up performance in San Juan de Ortega. I heard that later on he sang Burgos and Carrion de Condes. He and his brothers were one of the many highlights of the CF.

Buen Camino

Hi Sullykerry,
We'll look out for you whizzing by on your bike. I don't sing for my supper, but I did dine in that restaurant behind you in your photo. Buen Camino!
Paul

 

[Sullykerry]

Paul: I do hope I will meet up with you and your son. First round is on me. I will be wearing one of two cycling jerseys: California state flag or the green and gold "Ciarrai". Bom Caminho. John aka Sullykerry

 

[mistermac]

Ok John. I'll be hauling a green Deuter pack with an Aussie flag tag.

 

[Sullykerry]

I will be looking for you and your son. I wish you both well. Bom Caminho

 

[mistermac]

d
Walking between Lisbon and Porto May 2015 I was the only pilgrim in at least 3 of the hostels. Very lonely but still enjoyable

Hi Alan. What was the average cost of a stay in a Portuguese albergue? And are there plenty to be found?
Paul

 

[mistermac]

Okay. As you see in Brieleys guide indeed the distances are long between Lisbon and Porto.
The Santarem hostal found a solution they have a pick up and drop off service and cooperate with 3 or 4 other hostals so as far as Coimbra you can walk in that way without any problem. From Coimbra there is a better covering of places to sleep within shorter distances

Look at my travelblog about the coastal from Porto in the post life on the caminho Portugues. We just came back home the day before yesterday.

Laurie Reynolds aka peregrina2000 wrote an interesting guide about the Lisbon Porto leg, the other day.
Read back a bit on this forum to find the link.

Hi Albertinho. Can you give an update on prices in 2015 for a stay in a Portuguese albergue?
cheers,Paul

 

[Alan Davies]

Hi Alan. What was the average cost of a stay in a Portuguese albergue? And are there plenty to be found?
Paul

From memory € 10 - 15 in albergues and €30/35 in hotels. They are not many between Liboa and Porto and well spaced out. Santarem Hostel in Santarem, Portugal - Find Cheap Hostels and ... is a must.
We might see each other enroute.I am arriving in Porto on 15 Sept and intend to walk from there to Pedro de Rates that dayarriving in S de C on 24th. I think you will find more, and cheaper north of Porto.

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[marbuck]

Hi Sullykerry,
We'll look out for you whizzing by on your bike. I don't sing for my supper, but I did dine in that restaurant behind you in your photo. Buen Camino!
Paul

That was a Michelin star restaurant so you must have busted your pilgrim budget that day. Enjoy your PC, we hope to walk it next year.

 

[Alan Davies]

Between Lisbon and Porto is no problem to find a place.a lot of new privat albergues opened their doors. Furthermore are places at some bombeiros volontarios. Volontairy firebrigades
The school in Cernache, the nuns at Oliveira de Azemeís

Lot of info on this forum if you read back a bit and use the searchbox.

On the Porto leg albergues in Vairão , São Pedro de Rates, Barcelinhos, Barcelos, Tamel, casa Fernanda,Ponte de Lima, Rubiaēs, Valença do Minho,Tui, O Porriño,Redondela, Cessantes, Arcade, Pontevedra, Caldas de Reis Herbón,Padrón.

 

[mistermac]

That was a Michelin star restaurant so you must have busted your pilgrim budget that day. Enjoy your PC, we hope to walk it next year.

I didn't have much choice at the time, and had to wait till 8:30pm for it to open.

 

[mistermac]

From memory € 10 - 15 in albergues and €30/35 in hotels. They are not many between Liboa and Porto and well spaced out. Santarem Hostel in Santarem, Portugal - Find Cheap Hostels and ... is a must.
We might see each other enroute.I am arriving in Porto on 15 Sept and intend to walk from there to Pedro de Rates that dayarriving in S de C on 24th. I think you will find more, and cheaper north of Porto.

Gracias Alan.

 

[cj2003]

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Open to all kinds of accommodation, but we will mostly seek out albergues.
After Porto we are likely to take the complete coastal route.

You might want to check out the list of accomodations here - https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...-route-portugues-route-monacal-coastal.35534/ On the second sheet you can see if it's the same route you'll be following

You are more than welcome to suggest other accomodations to it and to give some feedback on it after your camino

 

[mistermac]

You might want to check out the list of accomodations here - https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...-route-portugues-route-monacal-coastal.35534/ On the second sheet you can see if it's the same route you'll be following

You are more than welcome to suggest other accomodations to it and to give some feedback on it after your camino

Many thanks cj. I have downloaded this to my smartphone. It should prove invaluable. So many choices and information on each. Again, muchos gracias !
Paul

 

[Camembert]

Hi Albertinho. Can you give an update on prices in 2015 for a stay in a Portuguese albergue?
cheers,Paul

Sorry. See your post only now. But the answer has been given yet by @Alan Davies.
There are many new albergues opened recently on the Lisbon to Porto leg and excellent hostals.

See the full list on Peregrina2000 (Laurie Reynolds) guide.
You find it on this forum in many posts.

Bom caminho

 

[cj2003]

Many thanks cj. I have downloaded this to my smartphone. It should prove invaluable. So many choices and information on each. Again, muchos gracias !
Paul

You're welcome I'd suggest to check it just before you leave as I update it quite often at the moment - and make a new .pdf and excel when it's updated....synchronizing it with Brierly is my next task...

 

[santaremhostel]

It's my first time on the Portugues.
On the Frances I did 20-25km a day with the occasional 30. I will be walking with my son who is likely to want to go the extra mile. I'm 64 and don't want to push it hard, but I know Brierley's stages are long in the first days.
Open to all kinds of accommodation, but we will mostly seek out albergues.
After Porto we are likely to take the complete coastal route.

Hi mistermac
The document "short stages from lisbon to porto" by peregrina2000 might will help you on the 30k stages.
Find it here:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/short-stages-from-lisbon-to-porto.133/

Bom caminho
Mário

 

[amsimoes]

Hi.

Or:
Portuguese:
http://www.vialusitana.org/caminho-portugues/albergues/

English:
http://www.vialusitana.org/en/albergues_eng/

New albergue in ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA (20015)

Bom caminho
AMSimoes

 

[mistermac]

Hi.

Or:
Portuguese:
http://www.vialusitana.org/caminho-portugues/albergues/

English:
http://www.vialusitana.org/en/albergues_eng/

New albergue in ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA (20015)

Bom caminho
AMSimoes

Obrigado, AM.

 

[mistermac]

You're welcome I'd suggest to check it just before you leave as I update it quite often at the moment - and make a new .pdf and excel when it's updated....synchronizing it with Brierly is my next task...

Will do. Thanks.

 

[mistermac]

Hi mistermac
The document "short stages from lisbon to porto" by peregrina2000 might will help you on the 30k stages.
Find it here:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/short-stages-from-lisbon-to-porto.133/

Bom caminho
Mário

Obrigado, Mario. Looking forward to meeting you when we roll into Santarem. Should be there about 3 September. Is booking ahead necessary?

 

[mistermac]

Sorry. See your post only now. But the answer has been given yet by @Alan Davies.
There are many new albergues opened recently on the Lisbon to Porto leg and excellent hostals.

See the full list on Peregrina2000 (Laurie Reynolds) guide.
You find it on this forum in many posts.

Bom caminho

Obrigado Albertinho.

 

[Texas Walker]

I will be setting out from Lisbon heading for Porto on Sept 1. This is my second camino. Happy to take any advice.

We walked it from (start of walking) June 6 this year. It has been a very hot year in Iberia. If you are from a very warm area the heat will bother you less. The 30 km stages early on were very hard for us, so we bussed from Santarem to Fatima as an unscheduled rest day, then took our scheduled rest day which was a bus to Tomar. The weather broke that night and for a couple of days it was the cool Camino we had been expecting. Then it gradually reverted to the heat. The first Pilgrim Blessing we got was in Barcelos, at the Capuchin parish of St. Anthony.

Advice: 1) Figure out what time of day they eat. (Big meal is in the 2 pm range, not evening.) Eat then! If you're accustomed to having someplace open all the time, pretty much everywhere, you need to adjust your expectations. 2) Buy the big (1.5L) bottle of mineral water. I'd say, drink tomato juice as it's full of electrolytes, but most of Iberia thinks that tomatoes are only usable as fresh salad parts or as tomato paste in sauces. 3) Be VERY careful on roadsides. These drivers don't care. And the roads often have neither sidewalk, nor shoulder, nor even a bit of bare dead grass alongside.
But the Portuguese people are some of the friendliest folk you could ever hope to meet. Enjoy your pilgrimage! And I highly recommend the new albergue in Grijo just south of Porto.

 

[santaremhostel]

Obrigado, Mario. Looking forward to meeting you when we roll into Santarem. Should be there about 3 September. Is booking ahead necessary?

Hi mistermac
Yes you should. As September (like May) is a busy month for pilgrims to Santiago.
Let me know your arrival date and what kind of accommation you are looking for, private room or Dorm.
On September 3th we only have one private room availabe but the beds in Dorm are not that busy.
Let me know you plan and I will help you to find all other alternatives in Santarem
Bom Caminho
Mario

 

[mistermac]

Many thanks. Will be in touch once we are under way.
Paul

 

[mistermac]

We walked it from (start of walking) June 6 this year. It has been a very hot year in Iberia. If you are from a very warm area the heat will bother you less. The 30 km stages early on were very hard for us, so we bussed from Santarem to Fatima as an unscheduled rest day, then took our scheduled rest day which was a bus to Tomar. The weather broke that night and for a couple of days it was the cool Camino we had been expecting. Then it gradually reverted to the heat. The first Pilgrim Blessing we got was in Barcelos, at the Capuchin parish of St. Anthony.

Advice: 1) Figure out what time of day they eat. (Big meal is in the 2 pm range, not evening.) Eat then! If you're accustomed to having someplace open all the time, pretty much everywhere, you need to adjust your expectations. 2) Buy the big (1.5L) bottle of mineral water. I'd say, drink tomato juice as it's full of electrolytes, but most of Iberia thinks that tomatoes are only usable as fresh salad parts or as tomato paste in sauces. 3) Be VERY careful on roadsides. These drivers don't care. And the roads often have neither sidewalk, nor shoulder, nor even a bit of bare dead grass alongside.
But the Portuguese people are some of the friendliest folk you could ever hope to meet. Enjoy your pilgrimage! And I highly recommend the new albergue in Grijo just south of Porto.

Obrigado Tex. As it happens I am from the sub-tropics, but I take your point about the draining effects of the heat. Thanks also for the warning about the roads and drivers. I have heard this from several pilgrims.
Paul

 

[peregrina2000]

I will be setting out from Lisbon heading for Porto on Sept 1. This is my second camino. Happy to take any advice.

Hi, mistermac, don't know how in the world I missed this thread for so many months! Hope you have a wonderful walk from Lisbon. I think our little pdf guides in the Resources section are pretty good, and were updated just last year. And the ViaLusitana website is the best place to go for up to the minute accommodation information.

Looking forward to hearing how it goes for you, bom caminho, Laurie

 

[mistermac]

Obrigado Laurie. I have already downloaded to my smartphone your excellent guide to shortening the long early stages. Also loaded the ViaLusitana site.
cheers, Paul

 

[Stewj]

I will be setting out from Lisbon heading for Porto on Sept 1. This is my second camino. Happy to take any advice.

Looks as tho I am a couple of days ahead of you - seen no pilgrims this far I would love some company not sure how I will handle the succession of big days villa Franca gorgeous town here tonight at hostel dp yellow house