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I took a restday in ponte de lima and pontevedra but started in porto. Both very nice but Pontevedra very very nice.Hi
I will be hiking the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon to Santiago starting April 27th. I have a month to complete my camino. I am looking for suggestions on which villages or cities I should stop and take my "rest days" in, what's cool to see and explore. I will be doing the coastal route.
Stephen I just looked at your blog and got scared. "Attacked by dogs in a Portuguese Forest." Oh NO! I am a 71 year old woman planning to walk the camino portugues alone this May and feeling worried.Kimmsie - I loved the Portuguese camino. Please feel free to check my diary and photo albums which may give you some ideas. I broke it into two separate caminos - Porto to SdC, and Lisbon to Porto - both lovely!
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If my health were better, I would certainly repeat the Porto to SdC one, but age is now a factor. I have always preferred shorter days - maximum 20kms and no problem if I only walk 10 kms!
Whichever you choose, may God walk with you on your camino through life....
Thank you very much for this information!!!On the Lisbon to Pirto leg A must is Tomar to visit the World Heritage Convent do Christo , the Templars convent.
Coimbra with its famous medieval university and the world famous library.
If you have time, stay in each above mentioned towns an extra day.
Take a day or two to sightsee Porto and if you are in Barcelos , take An extra day and take the bus or train for a 20 kms long trip to Braga and visit the world heritage sanctuary Bom Jesus do Monte . A must too when you are in Portugal.and the City center of Braga is very nice . You will enjoy the day.
And do not forget to stay at Casa da Fernanda, the best privat albergue on the entire Portuguese caminho.
From Barcelos about 18 kms on the waymarked caminho in the hamlet of Vitorino dos Piães.
Ponte de Lima is a nice town but if you start early from Fernandas about 9 o clock you will be about noon in Ponte de Lima and have time enough to see the compact center. No need to stay another day there.
Now I see you do the coastal.
I have done both the central and the coastal.
No places in particulair to stay an extra day .
Viana do Castelo is nice for one or two hours but then you have seen it.
Same with Caminha. Small towns nothing special.
Baiona has a nice fortress but also here within 2 hours you have seen the lot.
Vigo a big city but nice if you like shopping ....
South of Porto as I mentioned above Tomar and Coimbra are more interesting and Porto and Braga,.
Bom caminho
Thank you!!!Hi: It depends if you are looking for actual rest or wanting to do some sightseeing. Rest can obviously be done anywhere. Since you will be walking the coastal route, and I have walked the coastal route from Porto to Santiago, here are some thoughts on that section:
1. For pure rest, Oia is a beautiful little village. Not much to do there, but a lovely location for a long lunch and to just lounge around.
2. For more of an exploring scenario, I would suggest Baiona and/or Pontevedra.
3. Vigo is a large city, so there are probably a number of things you could do there. A trip to the Cies Islands would be a possibility. I was pretty tired by the time I arrived in Vigo, so I did not actually do too much, so there is nothing specific I can suggest.
4. Porto is a "must". Probably worth two full days. A wonderful place.
I hope this helps!
Hi
I will be hiking the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon to Santiago starting April 27th. I have a month to complete my camino. I am looking for suggestions on which villages or cities I should stop and take my "rest days" in, what's cool to see and explore. I will be doing the coastal route.
Yes Guimarães is a beautiful place as well are Évora, Albufeira, Aveiro and Viseu.all the larger towns (and cities) are awesome. and many of the smaller ones too. too name a couple, Guimaraes in Portugal, Pontevedra in Spain and the twin towns of Tui/Valença do Minho on the border...
Buen Camino
Yes Guimarães is a beautiful place as well are Évora, Albufeira, Aveiro and Viseu.
However all mentioned places are not close by the caminho path the OP is talking about.
The OP asked for interesting places to look around during a second day.
Hello my dear [not sure of your name!!]Stephen I just looked at your blog and got scared. "Attacked by dogs in a Portuguese Forest." Oh NO! I am a 71 year old woman planning to walk the camino portugues alone this May and feeling worried.
Hello my dear [not sure of your name!!]
Do not be worried about wild dogs - yes there are some, but generally few and far between, and they don't like interacting with humans.
I always carry a walking pole - the pointed end is a good deterrent. I also carry a dog repellent [high frequency noise, unheard by the human ear] which works well.
May is a beautiful month on any camino - you will have a wonderful time! There won't be too many other peregrinos on the camino in May - which is the way I love it!
And 71? If you're fit, that's all that matters. I have walked each year since 2011, and am now 78!
Blessings from England - and please do NOT be put off by talk of dogs
Thank you Stephen, pleased to hear you say this. I am not so much concerned about fitness just some thoughts about being alone if dogs come or I get lost, etc. I walked the Camino Frances last year with no problems, but of course there are a lot of people.Hello my dear [not sure of your name!!]
Do not be worried about wild dogs - yes there are some, but generally few and far between, and they don't like interacting with humans.
I always carry a walking pole - the pointed end is a good deterrent. I also carry a dog repellent [high frequency noise, unheard by the human ear] which works well.
May is a beautiful month on any camino - you will have a wonderful time! There won't be too many other peregrinos on the camino in May - which is the way I love it!
And 71? If you're fit, that's all that matters. I have walked each year since 2011, and am now 78!
Blessings from England - and please do NOT be put off by talk of dogs
Stephen I thought you told me once you had several sausages in your pack to distract the evil terrors on 4 feet and a wagging tail.Hello my dear [not sure of your name!!]
Do not be worried about wild dogs - yes there are some, but generally few and far between, and they don't like interacting with humans.
I always carry a walking pole - the pointed end is a good deterrent. I also carry a dog repellent [high frequency noise, unheard by the human ear] which works well.
May is a beautiful month on any camino - you will have a wonderful time! There won't be too many other peregrinos on the camino in May - which is the way I love it!
And 71? If you're fit, that's all that matters. I have walked each year since 2011, and am now 78!
Blessings from England - and please do NOT be put off by talk of dogs
Btw. depending on your pace -you will have a month to reach Santiago there is not much time of having some rest days.Hi
I will be hiking the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon to Santiago starting April 27th. I have a month to complete my camino. I am looking for suggestions on which villages or cities I should stop and take my "rest days" in, what's cool to see and explore. I will be doing the coastal route.
Indeed Vigo is a big city. If you like statues , modern and antique, Vigo is the place to be.there are many around the down town center. There are nice views over the area and the ría ( like a fjord/sound) when you take the funicular lift to the upper part of the town .We walked the coastal in May 2016 and everywhere was beautiful. Vigo is too large a city for a rest day, I feel. A bit overwhelming after the quiet of the previous days. If, no *when*, we do it again we would spend more time in Pontevedra. Padron is interesting too but too close to the end for a rest day. Follow the green arrow coastal, rather than yellow, from Baiona to Vigo - really lovely. Photos on our blog if you would like a feel. Buen Camino!
https://twowalktosantiago.wordpress.com
I had a very different experience at the Jerezana,in May 2016: it is run by a few "interns", young adults who work and stay there for free in exchance for a bed in the pilgrim dorm and work experience. It is a bit odd. The place is impeccable, but I was glad the weather was good since the working showers and loos were outside. There is a room with a kitchen table, microwave and kettle, that's it for a place to congretate with others.Before we read here on the forum about the Refúxio de la Jerézana in Cessantes, only three kms further on the way to Pontevedra and well waymarked by signs on lampposts .we liked this place far better than the one in Redondela.
The owner, a lovely -Spanish-English and German speaking lady called Marie brought us by car to the beachside where we had a nice time and then we slowly walked back, having a glass of wine with the locals in a bar and arriving at the Refúxio Marie prepared us a tasty meal.
That could be due to the absence of Marie .she was expecting a baby by the time .I had a very different experience at the Jerezana,in May 2016: it is run by a few "interns", young adults who work and stay there for free in exchance for a bed in the pilgrim dorm and work experience. It is a bit odd. The place is impeccable, but I was glad the weather was good since the working showers and loos were outside. There is a room with a kitchen table, microwave and kettle, that's it for a place to congretate with others.
No, Albertinho - the sausages were for my lunch.... though I had to share them with several 2-footed friendly 'terrors'Stephen I thought you told me once you had several sausages in your pack to distract the evil terrors on 4 feet and a wagging tail.
She was there. Popped in to give the interns instructions and would leave. It was all very transactional. I don't think she said a word to me.That could be due to the absence of Marie .she was expecting a baby by the time .
We had excellent experiences there.
Probably see you again in the U.K. when we visit our relatives in London .No, Albertinho - the sausages were for my lunch.... though I had to share them with several 2-footed friendly 'terrors'.
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I am so sorry our paths won't cross again, but my camino last year was my final one.
I have a major frontal hernia which gives me breathing problems when walking.
God bless you ... and Nel.
So sorry .she is really a very kind person and was very helpfull to the guests who were there by the time we were there.She was there. Popped in to give the interns instructions and would leave. It was all very transactional. I don't think she said a word to me.
She has another business and was clearly more concerned about that one. The jnterns also help her with that.So sorry .she is really a very kind person and was very helpfull to the guests who were there by the time we were there.
That could be due to the absence of Marie .she was expecting a baby by the time .
We had excellent experiences there.
She is Spanish but lived in Germany as she told us.Oh she has a baby now! Lovely. Isn't Marie from Germany originally?
Yes the O Jerezana albergue has my vote too!
If you find yourself on the coastal camino near Vila Nova de Cerveira which borders Galicia, come and stay with me/Englishman living on the Mino river with comfortable accommodation. LawrenceHi
I will be hiking the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon to Santiago starting April 27th. I have a month to complete my camino. I am looking for suggestions on which villages or cities I should stop and take my "rest days" in, what's cool to see and explore. I will be doing the coastal route.
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