Recommendations

[ITALIS LOPERENA]

Hi everyone! I am planning on doing part of the Camino end of May beginning of June 2015. I was thinking about doing part of the Camino Portugues starting at Valenca to cross the border between Portugal and Spain. I only have about 8-9 days to walk. Can you recommend other parts of the Camino that I can walk and still get a Compostela?

 

[wayfarer]

If this is your first Camino the Sarria to Santiago is a lovely Camino, about six days and a day or two to explore Santiago or get a bus to Finistera or Muxia.
Buen Camino.

 

[pilgrim b]

I agree with wayfarer although I understand the Camino Portuguese is a beautiful way I don't think it would be my choice as a first Camino. Some post suggest there are areas of road walking which can be "quite dangerous" (though I confess never to have walked this route myself! It is one that is on my bucket list)?

 

[ITALIS LOPERENA]

I agree with wayfarer although I understand the Camino Portuguese is a beautiful way I don't think it would be my choice as a first Camino. Some post suggest there are areas of road walking which can be "quite dangerous" (though I confess never to have walked this route myself! It is one that is on my bucket list)?

I read on a book of a fellow pilgrim and he does mention that there are some areas where you have to walk I guess what it would be the emergency lane. How is the Camino from Sarria? Flat, hills?

 

[wayfarer]

Day one, a nice steady climb out of Sarria. Day two, the same. After that it is a mix of flat and climbing but none too bad.