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Tui or Valença?

Frankybaby66

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Time of past OR future Camino
Last Camino Sep 23 Camino Portuguese (Central)
Hi all, starting my Camino in just over a week.
Was thinking of (loosely) planning a rest day around the Spanish border.
Any recommendations on which border town to stay in . . . ?
 
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Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

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Valença of course
Visit the fortress and overview the Minho river , the Eiffel bridge and Tui in the distance .
Taste the pasteís de nata and the bacalhau fish dishes
Enjoy the Portuguêse life .
Bonus is that later on you walk over the Eiffel bridge into Spain and get one hour extra into the future. There is one hour in between both countries
 
Indeed. I agree with Albertinho.
Check out this earlier post re walking through the Valença Fortress towards Tui. Pictures are included.
Bom caminho.
 
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Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

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Thanks for the tips.
I walked from Lisboa last October and had planned to go by way of the Spiritual Variant, but my Camino friends had a time limitation so I passed it by. This year I have a Rick Steves tour of Portugal that ends in Porto. From there I will take the train or bus to Valença in order to do the Variant. With your tips I will linger in Valença to savor the end of my visit to Portugal.
 
Camino Way markers in Bronze
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
It’s the most amazing feeling to soak up the last of Portugal and then walk the bridge in the AM and feel the cultural shift - new sights, language, smells, coffee in Spain!
 
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Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

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Frankybaby66 said:
Hi all, starting my Camino in just over a week.
Was thinking of (loosely) planning a rest day around the Spanish border.
Any recommendations on which border town to stay in . . . ?
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We took the train from Porto to Valenca. Taxi to our pension in Tui. Walked back to Valenca to visit and explore, wonderful food. Spent the night in Tui.
 
You could either take the bus or train
the bus follows the highways - Porto (Casa da Música) Porto airport, Braga to Valença

the train is more scenic
Porto Campanhã trainstation to Barcelos , Tamel and Baroselas to Viana do Castelo. Very rural area. Then the coast to Caminha with nice views at the ocean and than by Vila Nova de Cerveira to Valença alongside the Minho river
The train stops everywhere and takes a bit more time but I prefer the train. I travelled both bus and train many times.
 
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