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I should say. Read all the items here at the Portugese forum and you'll get excited about the route, the people ,the scenery.Looking for some advice/shared thoughts. I have a 2 week period of time in October and am just beginning planning a walk. I was looking for some thoughts, opinions, suggestions relative to walking Porto to Santiago, or perhaps Leon to Santiago. I know it is a lot of personal choice here, but welcome advice.
Many thanks,
JT
Hi JTI have walked Leon to Santiago several times. I agree that the walk out of Leon is uninspiring, but I very much like most of the rest. O Cebreiro to Sarria is one of my favourite stretches on the whole Camino Frances. I have not walked from Porto. A friend walked this route last year and was unimpressed: too much road walking for him. This would not be a problem for me.
So you did not walk the detour from Porto Matosinhos to Vila do Conde and so on to São Pedro de Rates ? You missed the beautiful walk along the ocean side and the walk on a wooden boardwalk instead of tarmac and sometimes a short walk on the beach.Hi JT
Time to try the Porto>Santiago route. I loved it and wouldn't say there was too much road walking. Maybe the initial 9k leaving Porto itself ? But many people get the metro for a short stretch (me included ). Porto is worth the visit .
Albertino,So you did not walk the detour from Porto Matosinhos to Vila do Conde and so on to São Pedro de Rates ? You missed the beautiful walk along the ocean side and the walk on a wooden boardwalk instead of tarmac and sometimes a short walk on the beach.
One of the best parts of Porto to Santiago.
In John Brierley's guide caminho Portuges the coastal detour has been writen down.Albertino,
I'll have to remember that if I do it again .
If you want the whole (story /thruth) and a bit of a laugh - My friend who had walked the Frances a couple of years before was the 'expert' and had read that getting public transport out of the city was the thing to do. We caught the metro and found a pension in villa de Conde ..we did check out the 'Atlantic' and before turning in for the night wondered about whether to go via coast etc.. I knew very little of what to expect as we had just finished 'touring Spain/Portugal ' and I had wanted to walk some of 'that camino '. So, in the morning, I followed my friend for quite a while, waiting to bump into those 'yellow arrows' she had talked about. Eventually I saw a likely gentleman dropping his children off at the local kindergarten and I asked him if he could put us on the right path. Luckily he was a 'friend of the camino' and took pity on us,. He said we had walked way off track - he then drove us quite a way to an intersection on the road where there were arrows! Well before Rates though . An unlikely start!! Ha ha. I really knew little about the camino and had done nil research before my walk and my pack weighed a ton. but loved that part of my holiday . I loved walking through Portugal and the camino experience, so I had to go back last year and see how I'd go on my own and walked the Frances..
Annie
We started without a guide (as if you couldn't tell!) and found the Brierley guide for sale in an albergue about 2 days later.In John Brierley's guide caminho Portuges the coastal detour has been writen down.
So Annie. "The preps are half of the things to do " as a Dutch proverb saysWe started without a guide (as if you couldn't tell!) and found the Brierley guide for sale in an albergue about 2 days later.
I like the format. Thanks Albertinho.
Take the city bus out to La Virgin del Camino on the outskirts of Leon and start walking from there. Follow the alternate route through Vilar de Mazarife to avoid walking along the highway to Hospital de Orbigo.... I agree that the walk out of Leon is uninspiring, but I very much like most of the rest...
"Thoughts on staring in Porto or Leon?"
I had to do a double take .... I think it's rude to stare if you're in Porto or Leon .... but I'm sure the locals would be understanding
You can't really expect a sensible response from me, as I've never walked from Leon. But I absolutely love the camino from Porto, and hope,one day, to walk it again.Wherever you decide to start ... buen camino!
THANKS SO MUCH!Hi JT
Time to try the Porto>Santiago route. I loved it and wouldn't say there was too much road walking. Maybe the initial 9k leaving Porto itself ? But many people get the metro for a short stretch (me included ). Porto is worth the visit .
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