mauveglass
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Francis (Sept/Oct 2012) Portuguese Central (2016), Portuguese Coastal (2018), Del Norte (2020)
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Hi Mauve we did the Portuguse last year about the same time , we didn't have any 30 km days. We started in Porto from the cathedral we followed the River Duro to the sea, then north to Vila do Conde over knighting in Matosinhos. At, Vila do Conde we left the sea and caught the interior route at Rates. There are lots of places to stay if not always at albergues. It felt really safe, though there are not as many pilgrims as the Frances. I would really recommend starting in Porto , everyone , that we talked to who had started in Lisbon regretted it. There is very little Camino infrastructure and the way markings are hit and miss. The route seems a lot better established from Porto on, and I would say even better marked than the Frances. Hope this helpsI know there are many threads about safety but I was wondering about this year. I was planning on the Frances but may change my mind to do Lisbon to SdeC. I'm leaving on Sept 7th and am walking alone. Will it be too remote for someone who did the Frances? It seems a little confusing if you can't walk 30+ km.
As a single (female) walker - and one with 11 km - 27 km a-day days - FROM LISBOA - i did not regret any of it and was utterly happy having walked (mostly) alone. took 28 days to get to SdC and I had 'rest days' in Tomar and in Porto.I know there are many threads about safety but I was wondering about this year. I was planning on the Frances but may change my mind to do Lisbon to SdeC. I'm leaving on Sept 7th and am walking alone. Will it be too remote for someone who did the Frances? It seems a little confusing if you can't walk 30+ km.
I know there are many threads about safety but I was wondering about this year. I was planning on the Frances but may change my mind to do Lisbon to SdeC. I'm leaving on Sept 7th and am walking alone. Will it be too remote for someone who did the Frances? It seems a little confusing if you can't walk 30+ km.
@ jsalt and @ mauveglassHi, I have walked solo from Lisbon to Santiago and found it perfectly safe. There will often be long stretches where you are alone, so you do have to feel comfortable about that in your own mind. But you will also meet other pilgrims too. There are enough albergues and pensions all the way through, so it’s not necessary to stay in an expensive hotel anywhere. As you have already walked the Frances, it would be a nice change to walk the Portuguese. It’s very different. As far as I’m aware, there are now only 2 days that are over 30 kms. From Azambuja to Santarem (32 kms) it’s easy to take a train; and from Tomar to Alvaiazere (31 kms) there are at least 3 buses daily. Go for it!
Jill
Hello,I know there are many threads about safety but I was wondering about this year. I was planning on the Frances but may change my mind to do Lisbon to SdeC. I'm leaving on Sept 7th and am walking alone. Will it be too remote for someone who did the Frances? It seems a little confusing if you can't walk 30+ km.
Hi Mauveglass, I will be walking the Portuguese Camino from Lisbon starting Sept 3rd, (alone), wish you could arrive earlier, we could share the path. I will not walk the 30 plus km per day, keeping my walking between 16 / 24 km per days, and using transport forward to albergue at night and back to where I finished the previous day, on about 2 or 3 occasions.
Bom Caminho!
I know there are many threads about safety but I was wondering about this year. I was planning on the Frances but may change my mind to do Lisbon to SdeC. I'm leaving on Sept 7th and am walking alone. Will it be too remote for someone who did the Frances? It seems a little confusing if you can't walk 30+ km.
Hi everyone. I am looking to set out from Lisbon in the next week or two, but before i go can someone tell me just how dangerous are the road walking sections on this Camino? Ive read so many different reports and just dont know what to expect now!
Cheers,
Jon
I know there are many threads about safety but I was wondering about this year. I was planning on the Frances but may change my mind to do Lisbon to SdeC. I'm leaving on Sept 7th and am walking alone. Will it be too remote for someone who did the Frances? It seems a little confusing if you can't walk 30+ km.
Dear mauveglas, I guess I must be one of a minority but I walked Lisbon to Santiago with my adult daughter in April-May this year and I loved the entire walk including the Lisbon to Porto section. Yes, it was much less populated than the Frances route but that was part of its charm. Of course I don't know what it will be like in September but there is sufficient infrastructure to cater for the volume of walkers, even if that means staying in hotels rather than albergues in many places. We used Brierley's latest edition which was very useful. Regarding safety as a single (female) walker, there are some long rather lonely stretches and most of the walkers we met were not alone but it should be possible to walk with others at any point if you felt vulnerable. In short, we had a fabulous time and I'd thoroughly recommend it.
as a friend on this trusty forum once stated about portuguese drivers having only two kinds of speed:Hi everyone. I am looking to set out from Lisbon in the next week or two, but before i go can someone tell me just how dangerous are the road walking sections on this Camino? Ive read so many different reports and just dont know what to expect now!
Cheers,
Jon
as a friend on this trusty forum once stated about portuguese drivers having only two kinds of speed:
i know it's not reassuring. but there is truth to that statement. hence, the initial few miles i took the train out of lisboa - but now there seem to be some wooden boardwalks installed for some sections, making it more 'sane' and peaceful/beautiful.
- Fast &
- Bloody Fast
until Azambuja I wan't too amused about that traffice/side by road walking (on a veryyy hot Friday in May) but after Azambuja - it was a breeze, in my experience and recollection. yes, there are those cobblestones and one better has good soles on ones good shoes (or insoles too) - but unless one insists on 30+km days, it's a good walk. and through much woodlands, fields etc as well.
wonderful caminho - best wishes, c
HiI know there are many threads about safety but I was wondering about this year. I was planning on the Frances but may change my mind to do Lisbon to SdeC. I'm leaving on Sept 7th and am walking alone. Will it be too remote for someone who did the Frances? It seems a little confusing if you can't walk 30+ km.
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