My stages Camino Portugues the coastal May 2014

[anniethenurse]

Day 1 - May 3 Matosinhos - Vila do Conde 29.6km Hotel Brazao €38
Day 2 - May 4 Vila do Conde - Apulia 24.3km Hotel Apulia Praia €40
Day 3 - May 5 Apulia - Viana do Castelo 36.2km Convento €6
Day 4 - May 6 Viana do Castelo - Caminha 31.1km Albergue Donativo €6
Day 5 - May 7 Caminha - Tui 19km (train between Cerveira- Valenca) Parador €70
Day 6 - May 8 Tui - Mos 24.7km Albergue €6
Day 7 - May 9 Mos - Redondela Albergue 14.3km Privado €15
Day 8 - May 10 Redondela - Pontevedra 24.2km Hostal Peregrino €15
Day 9 - May 11 Pontevedra- Caldas de Reis 29.8km Albergue €6
Day 10 - May 12 Caldas de Reis - Teo 36 km Albergue €6
Day 11 - May 13 Teo . Santiago de Compostela 15 km Albergue the Last Stamp €18.

May 13 - May 17 Santiago de Compostela. Great time with many forum members. Alan from Australia, Sean from Northern Ireland, Laurie from USA, Jose Luis Sanhez from Lisbon, John, Stephen, Ivar, Connor from Northern Ireland, Mila from USA, Liz from UK, Pat from USA, new friends Chantal from Marseille etc.

Thank you JW you let me help you in the Office and in the capela.

About 284.2km.

About 26km per day.



Great walking the first days on board walk, then way- marked.
Always the ocean to the left and the sun behind me.
Great weather, only sun shine except one afternoon in Caminha when it was cloudy.
Delicious food (no pilgrims menues) and great albariño.
About 5-6 other pilgrims the first days before they walked back to the central route.
After Apulia Isabel from Caceres, Jean Piero from San Remo and me.
I was very happy to have company at the albergues at nights

The fact that the ferry from Caminha, Portugal to A Guarda, Spain is out of function made us continue on the Portugues side of the river to Valenca where Isabel and Jean Piero stayed at the Bombeiros and I walked over the brigde to Tui where I had booked the Parador.

Bom caminho.

 

[wayfarer]

If you had been able to get to A Guarda how far north along the coast do you walk before you turn inland to Santiago Annie.

 

[anniethenurse]

The ferry is out of function for maintenance all summer. Some pilgs take a taxi or walk around which adds one more day.
From A Guarda you can walk to Redondela further up in the north on the Central Portugues Camino.
You will walk along the coast through Oia, Baiona, Nigran, Vigo and Redondela.
I am returning in September.
Buen Camino.

 

[Camembert]

The ferry is out of function for maintenance all summer. Some pilgs take a taxi or walk around which adds one more day.
From A Guarda you can walk to Redondela further up in the north on the Central Portugues Camino.
You will walk along the coast through Oia, Baiona, Nigran, Vigo and Redondela.
I am returning in September.
Buen Camino.

 

[anniethenurse]

Guide book?
I didn´t have any because I couldn´t find any guide for the coastal. John Brierley´s guide Camino Portugues describes parts of the coastal and the central route.
I used my iPad mini - looked for wifi every evening and took screen shots on google maps for the next day and walked from village to village.
The first days on board walks and then the route was way- marked.
Regards,
annie

 

[anniethenurse]

http://johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.se/2013/02/coastal-route-camino-portuguese.html

 

[anniethenurse]

A guide for the coastal
http://www.caminador.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/BROCHURA-2013.pdf

 

[Samantha Davies]

Day 1 - May 3 Matosinhos - Vila do Conde 29.6km Hotel Brazao €38
Day 2 - May 4 Vila do Conde - Apulia 24.3km Hotel Apulia Praia €40
Day 3 - May 5 Apulia - Viana do Castelo 36.2km Convento €6
Day 4 - May 6 Viana do Castelo - Caminha 31.1km Albergue Donativo €6
Day 5 - May 7 Caminha - Tui 19km (train between Cerveira- Valenca) Parador €70
Day 6 - May 8 Tui - Mos 24.7km Albergue €6
Day 7 - May 9 Mos - Redondela Albergue 14.3km Privado €15
Day 8 - May 10 Redondela - Pontevedra 24.2km Hostal Peregrino €15
Day 9 - May 11 Pontevedra- Caldas de Reis 29.8km Albergue €6
Day 10 - May 12 Caldas de Reis - Teo 36 km Albergue €6
Day 11 - May 13 Teo . Santiago de Compostela 15 km Albergue the Last Stamp €18.

May 13 - May 17 Santiago de Compostela. Great time with many forum members. Alan from Australia, Sean from Northern Ireland, Laurie from USA, Jose Luis Sanhez from Lisbon, John, Stephen, Ivar, Connor from Northern Ireland, Mila from USA, Liz from UK, Pat from USA, new friends Chantal from Marseille etc.

Thank you JW you let me help you in the Office and in the capela.

About 284.2km.

About 26km per day.



Great walking the first days on board walk, then way- marked.
Always the ocean to the left and the sun behind me.
Great weather, only sun shine except one afternoon in Caminha when it was cloudy.
Delicious food (no pilgrims menues) and great albariño.
About 5-6 other pilgrims the first days before they walked back to the central route.
After Apulia Isabel from Caceres, Jean Piero from San Remo and me.
I was very happy to have company at the albergues at nights

The fact that the ferry from Caminha, Portugal to A Guarda, Spain is out of function made us continue on the Camino Portugues side of the river to Valenca where Isabel and Jean Piero stayed at the Bombeiros and I walked over the brigde to Tui where I had booked the Parador.

Bom caminho.

Great info Annie, very detailed with kms and prices, will use this as future reference to help other pilgrims for a nice coastal Camino