- Time of past OR future Camino
- Summer 2023
For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
The best preparation is to get used to walking every day.What is a good prep guide for this route? Or for walking the camino in general?
There are several buses each day between Santiago and Porto that take less than 4 hours. I'd plan to take the bus the day before my flight.I would need to fly out of Porto on the way back so what's the best way to get back from Santiago to Porto - I would need to build that into my schedule
1. We walked the Coastal Route just last spring in a pretty easy 13 days and that included taking the Variante Espiritual just after Pontevedra which adds on one day, but a variation that I highly recommend.I am planning my first ever camino - from Porto and looking at the possibility of doing this in July or August. Looking at the various discussions and advice in the forums, I'm thinking the coastal route.. My questions are:
1) Is 14 days adequate? (I'm in reasonably good walking shape, not quite a hiker)
2) What is a good prep guide for this route? Or for walking the camino in general?
3) Should I book accommodation in advance for the whole route?
4) I would need to fly out of Porto on the way back so what's the best way to get back from Santiago to Porto - I would need to build that into my schedule
Thanks in advance for your advice and guidance
Thanks for the tips!The best preparation is to get used to walking every day.
There are several buses each day between Santiago and Porto that take less than 4 hours. I'd plan to take the bus the day before my flight.
Thank you! Appreciate all the info. As I'll be doing this alone, is there anything else I need to be thinking of/ planning for? Thanks again.1. We walked the Coastal Route just last spring in a pretty easy 13 days and that included taking the Variante Espiritual just after Pontevedra which adds on one day, but a variation that I highly recommend.
2. If you haven’t checked it out yet, explore Gronze.com. It shows you distances, elevation changes, distances between towns, and possible most importantly gives you a list of accommodations along The Way. In terms of a gps -type app that I have found useful, check out Mapy.cz. Although this Camino is well signed, Mapy will allow you to download maps of each region and you will know exactly where you are. I’ve also found it helpful navigating through cities (i.e., Vigo) and easily finding my accommodations. Just a nice tool to have along with you.
3. I would definitely book beds/a room in Porto and Santiago. On our two times on the Portugués, even when we have had reservations, beds did not seem to be hard to come by. But, it might be different during peak summer season along the coast.
4. After our first CP, we took the bus back to Porto from SdC. It’s a very easy trip and the bus station is just a short walk from the historic section of Santiago.
Walked the Coastal Porto to Sde C during heatwave last July at age 77 and loved it .I am planning my first ever camino - from Porto and looking at the possibility of doing this in July or August. Looking at the various discussions and advice in the forums, I'm thinking the coastal route.. My questions are:
1) Is 14 days adequate? (I'm in reasonably good walking shape, not quite a hiker)
2) What is a good prep guide for this route? Or for walking the camino in general?
3) Should I book accommodation in advance for the whole route?
4) I would need to fly out of Porto on the way back so what's the best way to get back from Santiago to Porto - I would need to build that into my schedule
Thanks in advance for your advice and guidance
Hello Garry, if you don't mind me asking, how do I go about booking accommodation on the route? I'm totally new at this so I'm sorry if that's a silly questionWalked the Coastal Porto to Sde C during heatwave last July at age 77 and loved it .
14 days is easy . Recommend doing Spiritual Variant out of Pontevedra via Combaro to Monasterial then the Stone Water walk from there to Villa Arousa .
Day 1 " Reberia One " accommodation was very good
. Definitely factor in Oia and Baione for stays
Thinking of doing it again for my 80th.
A good place to start is Gronze. They list the accommodation on/near the Camino routes, with contact info and links to booking.com for those that use it. The site is only in Spanish but if you use the Chrome browser it will automatically translate to English or the language of your choice.Hello Garry, if you don't mind me asking, how do I go about booking accommodation on the route? I'm totally new at this so I'm sorry if that's a silly question..or if you could point me towards some accommodation booking sites.. thanks in advance.
Bom Caminho Roland!Will do it mid of July. Planned 11 stages and a daytrip to Finisterre. And a small "getaway" on the coast somewhere around Porto waiting for my flight. Have 3 weeks off.
Bom Caminho!
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?