Porto-Caminha-A Guarda-Oia-Baiona-Vigo-Redondela-Santiago

Hi,

I'm afraid, this route has not any historical sense, is not very well marked, and it's been marked mostly over long road periods.

It's been done because the touristic and economic interests of the local towns.

It takes such a nice views, of course, because the galician coast is so, and because this is a very touristic area for people who lives there, but ... I don't mind to miss it!

I'm sorry but this is the real question.

Buen Camino,

Javier Martin
Madrid, Spain.

mmonomm said:

hi,

thanks for your opinion. but i think every route has it's beauty, and if i walk along the shore, and then join the historical route before Redondela, i can have both: HISTORY AND OCEAN, TOO. so it depends in the eyes of the viewer

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Hi Monica,

There´s a lot of interests in the Camino of Santiago, and it not always are very clear.

Someone in the south of Portugal, belonging to an association, has had an interest to show a "new route" by the coast. Why? Because the majors of the populations of this area. Of course there's no albergues, no ancient pilgrims in this paths, no historical reasons to walk it. Of course, there's much more paths than the Camino de Santiago, in Galicia, in Spain and whereever you live, but ... if tomorrow, you want to paint some yellow arrows from your house to Santiago, at your own, it doesn't means that this is "another" Camino de Santiago.

And, in Baiona, La Guardia, etc, there's no albergues, people don't know about the Camino, ... and if you want to walk it, it's up to you, but, in my opinion, the Camino de Santiago is much more than that.

It happens something similar in other points of Spain. Not only in Baiona.

But, this is just my opinion.

Buen Camino, enjoy it.

Javier Martin
Madrid, Spain.