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https://pt-br.facebook.com/AlbergueDoTorreaoCasa da Laura in Vilarinho is nice. Small, one dorm, nice and clean. And a great garden to sit in. Vilarinho itself is not that great.
I agree with you. Grace .I am surprised others are avoiding the walk out of Porto. I left from the cathedral and loved it all. It is no different to walking into or out of any reasonable sized city. Porto is so lovely you must try to enjoy a day wandering before you start. I took one of the 'free' (donation) walking tours and it was awesome. Have a meal of BBQ sardines down by the river washed down with a wine or dry sherry mmmmmmm
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I am surprised others are avoiding the walk out of Porto. I left from the cathedral and loved it all. It is no different to walking into or out of any reasonable sized city. Porto is so lovely you must try to enjoy a day wandering before you start. I took one of the 'free' (donation) walking tours and it was awesome. Have a meal of BBQ sardines down by the river washed down with a wine or dry sherry mmmmmmm
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We will be arriving in Porto by plane on Friday August 22 at around 2:00 pm. We would like to take the Metro to Villa Do Pinheiro and start our walk from this point. Is there any reasonable priced hostels along this route close to metro stations that would be easy to find quickly? We want to avoid Porto as much as possible, but realize we may have to stay here the first night. Thank You for the help.
Russian roulette !I thought walking out of Porto towards Vilarinho was just like walking out of Leon, Burgos and Pamplona.....combined.
Some parts are to ridiculous for words. I can't believe that you are even allowed to walk on some of the roads.
And the first part thru all the suburbs is just plain awfull
But, these are my findings. If you enjoyed this, than good for you
Let me get this right, do I have to book in hostels ahead if time? I thought they were on first come basis.First of all, let me tell you that, if you haven't booked in for an Hostel untill now, you will have probably some problems to find a cheaper price, or even a spot. I usually sleep in Dixo's Oporto Hostel, it has been for two years in a row, the Best World Hostel, for Hostelworld.com
For other options, you can always check the Via Lusitana Albergues list in here: http://www.vialusitana.org/en/albergues_eng/
I hope that I've helped you.
Bom Caminho.
We never did exept for the first day . In the brierley guide you'll find the name of the places to stay with phonenumber and in case you doubt you can give them a call on the morning before you will arrive.Let me get this right, do I have to book in hostels ahead if time? I thought they were on first come basis.
Let me get this right, do I have to book in hostels ahead if time? I thought they were on first come basis.
Hey amigo querido ! We allready had that discussion here and on another thread this week.If you stay in Porto for one night, yes you have to do it. Oh and just another thing, why Vilar do Pinheiro? Why not Matosinhos or Póvoa do Varzim? FOr what I remember, Vilar do Pinheiro still catches some of the worst parts of getting out from Porto.
Hey amigo querido ! We allready had that discussion here and on another thread this week.
Everybody by now is convinced that the route to Vilarinho is not done anymore !
I am curious too my friendI don't know if you get it, but Vilarinho is Vilarinho, and Vilarinho do Pinheiro don't exist. What exists is Vilar do Pinheiro, a place for what I remember, that doesn't even have signs in there, and will make them walk in the N3:
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I've not seen Bezotz saying what they have decided, so that's why I'm asking.
I am curious too my friend
But coming back to Vilarinho this is a dangerous route for pilgrims and for cardrivers too !
Your fellow Portugese cardrivers even try to merge in between my car and my hooked on caravan ! I thought they only tried that in Milano Italy or in Paris but in Portugal there are no surprises about that matter anymore. Anyway not to meView attachment 12000
Picture for those who do not know who European tourists sometimes travel.. With their own house on wheels. We call it in slang a"sleurhut" which translated a draghut
Once we were on a parkingplace aside a motorway, I thought it was in Italy or Switzerland and a bus full of Chinese tourists stopped for a pee and a wee and they were looking into the caravan, pictured it and us ,asked us if this was our way of living and were very astonished, even shocked and surprised. Ha ha. Never seen a "drag hut" before. Amusing !
Hmm sometimes life is hard.We have never done this and are newbies. Thank you for all the help. Out reasoning is we want to make it to rates the first day of walking, but do not want to do over 20 km. we know our limits. This was an option in breirleys guide book. I am up for better options that are safer, but do not have us walking over our 20 km limit.
Once again thank you for your help. We are going to break it down a bit more. We are taking 13 days of walking. Here is our schedule. If we take the metro to Vila do Condo, then walk to rates
Rates to Barcelos
Barcelos to Lugar De Corgo
Lugar De Corgo to Ponte De Lima
Ponte De Lima to Rubias
Rubias to Tui
Tui to Porrino
Porrino to Redondela
Redondela to Ponteverda
Ponteverda to Caldas de Reis
Caldas de Reis to Padron
Padron to Teo
Teo to Santiago.
Does this look like a practical schedule and how much elevation do we gain on the mountain out of Ponte de Lima? I sure do appreciate all the help, hopefully one day I pass the favors on.
Once again thank you for your help. We are going to break it down a bit more. We are taking 13 days of walking. Here is our schedule. If we take the metro to Vila do Condo, then walk to rates
Rates to Barcelos
Barcelos to Lugar De Corgo
Lugar De Corgo to Ponte De Lima
Ponte De Lima to Rubias
Rubias to Tui
Tui to Porrino
Porrino to Redondela
Redondela to Ponteverda
Ponteverda to Caldas de Reis
Caldas de Reis to Padron
Padron to Teo
Teo to Santiago.
Does this look like a practical schedule and how much elevation do we gain on the mountain out of Ponte de Lima? I sure do appreciate all the help, hopefully one day I pass the favors on.
Great. ! This was my schedule too !Once again thank you for your help. We are going to break it down a bit more. We are taking 13 days of walking. Here is our schedule. If we take the metro to Vila do Condo, then walk to rates
Rates to Barcelos
Barcelos to Lugar De Corgo
Lugar De Corgo to Ponte De Lima
Ponte De Lima to Rubias
Rubias to Tui
Tui to Porrino
Porrino to Redondela
Redondela to Ponteverda
Ponteverda to Caldas de Reis
Caldas de Reis to Padron
Padron to Teo
Teo to Santiago.
Does this look like a practical schedule and how much elevation do we gain on the mountain out of Ponte de Lima? I sure do appreciate all the help, hopefully one day I pass the favors on.
We are not traveling with kids just me and my dad who is 78. We want yo enjoy our time and not feel beat up. The trail in pictures look like our hiking trails back home. Very excited for my adventure!
I have yet another question. The Brierley guide book says from Vila do Conde to S. Pedro de Rates is only 12.7 km. is his km off somewhat?Hmm sometimes life is hard.
Any way than I should suggest take the metro out of Porto to Vila do Conde and walk from there (nice old aquaduct you'll see ) to São Pedro de Rates about 18 kms. 4 kms more brings you to Pedra Furada give him a call on beforehand. 00351 917 838 144 if rooms are available
From there it is about14 kms to Barcelos and from Barcelos to Casa da Fernanda 20 kms
The next day I advise you only to walk to Ponte de Lima from there 14 kms and stay there ffor the night because the next day is the hardest,
Ascending and descending the Labruja mountain 18 kms to Rubiaës
From there you are on the regular caminho schedule
Rubiaës to Valença /Tui. 20/23 kms
Valenca/Tui o Porriño 20 kms
O Porriño to Arcade 20 kms
Arcada San Amaro 20 kms
From there it is figuering and puzzling out and about a bit but I come out on about 10 to 11 days to Santiago as I counted well
I have a look in my picturealbum how we coped
Yes all distances are in kms. We found the Porto to Santiago leg more relaxing than the Lisbon to Porto one. We walked during the entire pilgrimage between 15 and 20kms and from Porto it is good to do but from Lisbon you have to puzzle about but Due to the availabilty of a bed between two places. But there we achieved our goals too.I have yet another question. The Brierley guide book says from Vila do Conde to S. Pedro de Rates is only 12.7 km. is his km off somewhat?
I and my wife are planning to complete the Portuguese Camino from Porto to Santiago in Oct. We will fly into Porto Airport, spend the first night near the airport, the next day sightseeing in Porto stay in Porto that night. The second day take the metro to Mercando on the coast, then walk to Vile De Conde , these three night’s accommodation are pre bookedPorto is a beautifull city ,worthwhile visiting and has the best in it to start from there.
The first accomodation,pilgrims use is at Arcos at 7 kms north from Vilarinho .Not the cheapest and continuing to São Pedro de Rates at 14 kms there is a very nice albergue and you can obtain the best stamp on your credential from the entire caminho Portuges.
A good option is to stay the night in Porto and if you do not like to walk out of Porto (walking along the river Douro and the Atlantic coast is figuratively spoken a killer-take the bus or metro to Matosinhos to metro and busstop Matosinhos Mercado, walk over the bridge of the Porto Leixoes harbour follow the waymarkers to the left and after a few hundreds of meters you will see why this coastal route is preferable to the route through the busy industrial infrastructure,
After 20 kms from Matosinhos isVila do Conde and from there the waymarkers lead you to either the coastal route to Caminha or to the interior route to São Pedro de Rates and Barcelos.
Bom caminho
Great plan Daniel. The walk from Vila do Conde is beautiful ,partly over an antique Roman road and in São Pedro is a nice albergue. Why not stay there ? This is the caminho experienceI and my wife are planning to complete the Portuguese Camino from Porto to Santiago in Oct. We will fly into Porto Airport, spend the first night near the airport, the next day sightseeing in Porto stay in Porto that night. The second day take the metro to Mercando on the coast, then walk to Vile De Conde , these three night’s accommodation are pre booked
After Vile De Conde we plan to take a taxi to Acros to join the interior route, then follow John Brierley’s guide and seek accommodation as we go. We have allowed 15 days in total for the trip including 2 days in Santiago and have already pre booked a hotel in Santiago
Last year I completed the CF alone and it was wonderful, the only concern I have reading the forum about Portuguese Camino the is the road traffic danger as described by pilgrims, and the possibility of getting individual room accommodation at a reasonable price
Last year I completed the CF alone and it was wonderful, the only concern I have reading the forum about Portuguese Camino the is the road traffic danger as described by pilgrims, and the possibility of getting individual room accommodation at a reasonable price
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