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Yes to hat. I’m going up the central route. I’ll have my camino forum badge on backpack. Maybe I’ll see you around PortoMy son and I start walking out of Porto on May 2nd as well, so maybe we'll see you. We will be starting out on the coast and ending our first day early in Matosinhos. Will you be wearing your Tilly style hat again? This is my 5th camino...BTW, I am just slightly younger than dirt.
We turn on to the central route and merge in Barcelos. Maybe I'll see you along the way after that, but will watch for you in Porto.Yes to hat. I’m going up the central route. I’ll have my camino forum badge on backpack. Maybe I’ll see you around Porto
Enjoy. I am older than dirt 2 and I've done 2 Caminos. I would like to try the Jesus Trail. Anybody know much about that?Hi Y' All, I'm walking from Porto to Santiago starting 2 May 2019 (can't believe we are already in 2019). Any forum members walking then? I'm solo, female, older then dirt. But love walking. My third camino. Hope to hear back.
Walking from Porto in September, also believe the first day out of the city is through industrial areas and along busy highway.Hi All,
We are walking the CP from Porto April 8th.
We were thinking to do the first day on the costal and then go inland to the central. I herd
The first day out of Porto on the central is all city and Mfg.?
The names of the Portuguese routes north from Porto can be confusing. For those following the routes in guidebooks, I think technically you'll be taking the Senda Litoral to Vila do Conde rather than the Coastal route. The Senda Litoral follows the river west to the ocean and the shoreline north, while the Coastal Route heads straight north out of the city before gradually wending westward and doesn't actually reach the coast until Vila do Conde.I heard that repeatedly, too. That's why we plan to take the coastal route up to Villa de Condo, then turn inland.
Good to know, thank you Jodean. We are flying in from Melbourne Australia so could be a tad jetlagged, therefore need to have all our little ducks in a row before departure.We enjoyed the walk through Porto as it goes from the cathedral down to the river and then you walk along the coast into Matosinhos. It is a good way to start if you have just flown into Porto. It is a city, not industrial.
Don't forget to stay at Casa da Fernanda between Barcelos and Ponte de Lima. 18kms after Barcelos on the caminho path. An alltime experience on your caminho.I leave Porto on the 1st May. So far the plan is first night in Vila do Conde, then cut over to Barcelos and up the central route. Might see some of you en route - although it seems like I may be a day ahead most of the way.
You can do that. Give Fernanda a call . If you have no succes, send me a personal message by conversion.Thanks. I did read about her wonderful home. Thanks for letting me know exactly where it is. Should I call ahead? I read that this is advisable.
Nicola, if you can spare a couple of hours on your first day, consider walking along the river to Matosinos when you leave Porto, rather than taking the metro. It truly is one of the most beautiful walks on the Camino.I'm so happy to have found this thread because it seems I'll be just a day behind many of you! I'm planning to leave from Porto on May 3, take the metro to Matosinhos, then walk along the coast to Vila do Conde. I'm trying to decide whether to cross over to the central route from there or continue on the coast one more day to Esposende and take the bus from Esposende to Barcelos. I'm a little concerned about the safety of crossing by foot from Vila do Conde to Rates because I've read some threads about the traffic/reckless drivers. (Anyone have a strong opinion on that?) Regardless, I hope to stay with Fernanda after leaving Barcelos and will be contacting her soon. This will be my first camino and I'm walking alone, so I hope to cross paths with some of you!
The walk out of Porto along the river and the Atlantic ocean to Matosinhos is a great walk .who told you that ?We have been advised to take metro or bus to Matosinhos from Porto to avoid this uninspiring small section.
I'm walking Porto to Matosinhos, overnight there, then on to Vila de Conda, overnight, then turning inland to Barcelos.The walk out of Porto along the river and the Atlantic ocean to Matosinhos is a great walk .who told you that ?
This is a very old post from me, and at the time I was referring to the route out of the city along the highway. Have since discovered the stunning river walk to matasinhos which I highly recommend.The walk out of Porto along the river and the Atlantic ocean to Matosinhos is a great walk .who told you that ?
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