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) |
---|
Thank you very much! This was much help! Do you have any reccomandation on where we should stat? we have only 5 days of walking and is not importent for us to reach Santiago.The walk from Lisbon to Porto is largely urban. While nice it doesn't stand out as a "great" walk. But if you like visiting towns there are some nice cities (Coimbra, Fatima (a bit off the track), Tomar (really nice), etc.
The coastal walk from Porto to Santiago along the cost is really great (if fog doesn't get in the way). Lots of nice small towns and places to stop. And it's mostly flat.
The interior walk (which I have not done) seems to be a bit more rural and hilly.
So it just depends on what you want to have your walk become. Also, this walk has a number of train or bus options so that you could skip something that doesn't look all that great.
Thank you.. we know that. The goal is the walk, not to get there if you know what I mean?
Where is the best place to walk?
Hi everyone
Me and my friend are planing to walk in Portugal this easter. But we have problems deciding where to go. we have 8 days. Should we walk from porto towards Santiago or should we walk from Lisbon to porto? We want to walk thru beautiful nature and small villages.
We do not want to walk on mai roads, but prefer to be as fare away from traffic that's possible.
We be very happy to hear what you guys think.
Than you!
If we go from porto, is there small villages on the way where we can eat? Should we start in porto or from a town near by? Thank youMate, def don’t walk for 8 days out of Lisbon. Roads, roads, roads and highways.
Go from Porto and enjoy.
You won't have trouble finding places to eat. I walked from Porto Cathedral down to the river and along the river to the ocean. Then, I walked along up the shoreline to Vila do Conde then over to the Central joining it at Arcos and up the Central. Some nice shoreline on the boardwalks and lots of nice villages, towns and vineyards on the Central.If we go from porto, is there small villages on the way where we can eat? Should we start in porto or from a town near by? Thank you
Another vote for the river walk!!!You won't have trouble finding places to eat. I walked from Porto Cathedral down to the river and along the river to the ocean. Then, I walked along up the shoreline to Vila do Conde then over to the Central joining it at Arcos and up the Central. Some nice shoreline on the boardwalks and lots of nice villages, towns and vineyards on the Central.
If I am going to walk from Porto, I prefer to start at the cathedral rather than starting with transit to some other town. I know that a lot of people do that from Porto but the river walk is quite nice.
Is the route from Lisbon to Fatima a Camino route? With proper signage and albergues? I am new so not familiar.Portuguese pilgrimage ways haven't been too far away from traffic, but I can't aggree with only roads, roads,..highways leaving Lisbon. That first part is flat, but not just endless roads. In Spring it's green and quite nice. For a different landscape it is good to walk to Fatima (hilly) and maybe finally to Tomar. 8 days is not that much.
Is the route from Lisbon to Fatima a Camino route? It depends on how you define "Camino". Is the Via Fancigena from Canterbury to Rome a Camino route? It is a pilgrimage route with signage and pilgrims' hostels along the way. Many people walk it (although not that many compared to the Camino de Santiago). But it doesn't go to Santiago.Is the route from Lisbon to Fatima a Camino route? With proper signage and albergues? I am new so not familiar.
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I understand I can walk whatever route is my Way, but since this is my first time and my first time in Portugal I would like to walk a defined route. I will definitely follow your link. Thank you for that. I have been using the search tool to read up on the CP which took me to this thread and Pilger99's comment about Fatima. I should, however, have been more specific with my question. I see there are several ways to travel from Lisbon to Fatima beginning through Vila Franca de Xira as opposed to walking up the coast. That is where my question about services came from.Is the route from Lisbon to Fatima a Camino route? It depends on how you define "Camino". Is the Via Fancigena from Canterbury to Rome a Camino route? It is a pilgrimage route with signage and pilgrims' hostels along the way. Many people walk it (although not that many compared to the Camino de Santiago). But it doesn't go to Santiago.
Camino just means "way". Plenty of routes are caminos, so long as they are ways to get somewhere. When I say "Camino" in a forum like this (especially capitalized), I'm referring to a Camino de Santiago, one of the routes to Santiago de Compostela. I tend not to use the word for routes like the Via Fancigena (mentioned above), the routes of St. Francis of Assisi in Italy, or the pilgrim routes in Japan, for a few other examples. I just call those "pilgrim routes".
The route to Fatima is a pilgrim route. It is marked, not just from Lisbon, but from many other places, with blue arrows. I know along the Camino Portugues in the north, you often see yellow arrows pointing north and blue arrows pointing south. I believe there are pilgrim's hostels (although I think that the Portuguese use a Portuguese word rather than the Spanish word albergue). I have also heard that the Associação de Amigos dos Caminhos de Fátima has their own credential (Pilgrim's passport). But if you are just going to Fatima, then it doesn't lead to Santiago, so I don't think it would generally counted as a Camino de Santiago. On the other hand, some people might take it as a detour from Santarem on their way from Lisbon to Santiago. For them it might be part of the Camino de Santiago.
What you call it is up to you.
You can find a lot more information about it in its own forum on this site.
You might find this Google Map of routes helpful. There may be differences in the routes, since there seems to have been differences of opinion on the best route between the association and the tourism authorities on which path to mark. In the end, the association seems to have given up the fight, being unable to match the resources of the authorities.Thank you for taking the time to respond. I understand I can walk whatever route is my Way, but since this is my first time and my first time in Portugal I would like to walk a defined route. I will definitely follow your link. Thank you for that. I have been using the search tool to read up on the CP which took me to this thread and Pilger99's comment about Fatima. I should, however, have been more specific with my question. I see there are several ways to travel from Lisbon to Fatima beginning through Vila Franca de Xira as opposed to walking up the coast. That is where my question about services came from.
Thank you for all of this information. It is very helpful. I appreciate it!You might find this Google Map of routes helpful. There may be differences in the routes, since there seems to have been differences of opinion on the best route between the association and the tourism authorities on which path to mark. In the end, the association seems to have given up the fight, being unable to match the resources of the authorities.
This other Google Map of albergues, published by the Associação de Amigos dos Caminhos de Fátima, may also be helpful, although I should note that it seems to have been last updated in June 2020 and, what with Covid, things may certainly have changed since then.
You may also find apps helpful in finding the path and supporting infrastructure. For example, Camino Ninja shows a route from Tomar to Fatima, so you could walk the Camino Portugues from Lisbon to Tomar (using the app, or another, or any Camino Portugues guide book, or just following the arrows) and then follow the Caminho Nascente e Poente from Tomar to Fatima using the app.
Thank you for this. Very helpful.Information about the caminho de Fátima
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?