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Variante Espiritual

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Hi I plan to finish my coastal Portuguese Camino in September by doing the Variante Espiritual would welcome recommendations for stages and accommodation en route please
We head to Porto in about 10 days. After the coastal route, we, too, plan to walk the Variante Espiritual. Here are our stages and accommodations for that section.
  1. Pontevedra to Armenteira. (22 kms). Monastery Armenteira.
  2. Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa. (25 kms). Albergue A Salazon.
  3. Vilanova de Arousa to Padrón. (Boat plus short walk) Albergue Murgadon.
 
Many pilgrims find that the boat ride and very short walk to Padron is TOO short of a day for them, especially when Padron to SdC looms large the following morning. There are quite a few options for accommodations if you’d like to walk an hour or two past Padron to lessen the final day’s walk into Santiago. Please be aware, though, that the boat departure time varies dependent upon tide and the number of passengers (size of boat)
 
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.
That sounds like a great option. Checking out accommodations further up the road right now. Thanks.
 
Hi I plan to finish my coastal Portuguese Camino in September by doing the Variante Espiritual would welcome recommendations for stages and accommodation en route please
We did a leisurely saunter on the SV: Pontevedra to Combarro (Hotel Xeito), 13.2 km; Combarro to Armenteira (Monastery), 12 km; Armenteira to Ribadumia (Os Castaños Taverna), 8.5 km; Ribadumia to Vilanova de Arousa (Albergue A Salazon), 18 km; Pontecesures to Tarrío (A Casa da Mexida), 7 km.
 
Just my speed ! Thanks
 
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Standard stages my stay in monastery was well worth it next day's walk agua River walk was best days walk of my various caminos 17 in total o we the years doing large part of Francis this May.
 
Standard stages my stay in monastery was well worth it next day's walk agua River walk was best days walk of my various caminos 17 in total o we the years doing large part of Francis this May.
I heard to river walk was well worth doing does this mean u avoid the boat ride altogether? So where exactly ir between wgat tiwns us the river walk? Thankyou.
 
The “route of stone and water” is immediately after Armenteira. The boat ride to Padron is the day after this stage. You can do both!
 
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I read on another forum that the boat from Vilanova de Arousa to Pontecesures stops running towards the end of September. Given that I am scheduled to do this leg of the Camino around 10 October, is someone able to advise?
 
I read on another forum that the boat from Vilanova de Arousa to Pontecesures stops running towards the end of September. Given that I am scheduled to do this leg of the Camino around 10 October, is someone able to advise?
Alternative is walking from Vila Nova de Arousa to Pontecessures 30 kms or avoid the Variante Espiritual and head on from Pontevedra to Caldas de Reís and so on
 
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I read on another forum that the boat from Vilanova de Arousa to Pontecesures stops running towards the end of September. Given that I am scheduled to do this leg of the Camino around 10 October, is someone able to advise?
Not true in October 2021 - our sunrise boat during LATE October 2021 had about 15 people on it.
 
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Not true in October 2021 - our sunrise boat during LATE October 2021 had about 15 people on it.
Hey thanks for that cause I really want to go this way.
 
I read on another forum that the boat from Vilanova de Arousa to Pontecesures stops running towards the end of September. Given that I am scheduled to do this leg of the Camino around 10 October, is someone able to advise?
When we tried for the boat in Oct of 2016 it was still running but not for less than? people. The albergues and convento must have communicated to the albergue in Villanova de Arousa, the number of pilgrims coming for the boat. I think they need a minimum. We only had two so no boat.
 

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