David Manzo
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- Camino Portugese (2018)
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Thanks. First day Porto to Vila do Conde. Second day connect to central route ending in Barcelos on day 2.Hi,
Clearly marked. Have you decided to walk the interior/central or the coastal route? That will impact the information generated by folks on the Forum.
Bom Cominho
Arn
Thanks Skip. We are starting June 22. Bom CaminhoHello David,
My partner Skip and I are doing the same route. We’ll be starting on May 16 from Porto. Very much looking forward!
Bom Caminho,
Elisabeth
Central. ThanksBack to the basic question is it: the Litoral or the Central? A big, well maybe not so big difference.
Thanks that’s very helpful.I walked from Vila do Conde to Barcelos almost a year ago to the day!There will be a lot of people in the albergue of Vila do Conde who'll be joining the central way as well as you do so ask around. It's always eaisier to walk with Germans who always have very detailed guides So we didn't walk along the aqueduct, but rather along the river, the way is not well marked but was relatively easy to find and follow. We walked to Barcelos, pretty doable, started around 6.30fm, came there some time after 3 or 4pm, so I had time to explore and enjoy the city Central way is vell marked after Barcelos.
How did the connection between Vila do Conte and Barcelos work for you? Any tips?Hello David,
My partner Skip and I are doing the same route. We’ll be starting on May 16 from Porto. Very much looking forward!
Bom Caminho,
Elisabeth
Hello David,Hello David,
My partner Skip and I are doing the same route. We’ll be starting on May 16 from Porto. Very much looking forward!
Bom Caminho,
Elisabeth
We will be doing the same thing. We are starting on July 13 from Porto then July 14 from Vila Do Conde to Barcelos. This is all helpful information!
Having brought people here [VdC], John Brierley offers no suggestions as to how to hack one's way over to the Caminho Central again. However, it's easy enough. One turns right off the main drag [N 13] onto the Rua da Lapa, and then it's a straight run into Touguinha, five or six kilometres to the north-east. In Touguinha village, after turning right and crossing the river, there are enough yellow arrows to make navigation without a map easy until one rejoins the main trail at the village of Arcos....
The road between Vila do Conde and Arcos is narrow, mostly cobbled, and surprisingly busy. On most of it there's no footpath or shoulder, and it can be extremely hazardous. I was nearly squashed as flat as a flounder against a high stone wall by the tail of a 'bus coming at speed around a blind bend. The one advantage of the cobblestoned surface is that it makes it easier to hear traffic you can't see. Great caution is necessary for the pedestrian, especially when approaching a bend to the left.
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