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We have similar plans for this August. When is your trip Judy? I would appreciate following this thread to benefit from the shared wisdom.
We arrive in Lisbon on May 24
We will be flying in to Lisbon, and plan to take the train to Porto for the camino to Santiago. We will have a few days to walk ahead of Porto, so I am seeking suggestions for where to walk those days between Lisbon and Porto.
Judy
That was our experience as well....From my past caminos I know that I finally get my rhythm on the camino at about 10 days and since this one is much shorter than what I have experienced before, I fear it will be time to quit before I am ready!
Hi Victoria BC. I live in Victoria as well and did the Senda de Litoral last May/June. I flew Lufthansa from Vacouver to Frankfurt Germany then into Porto. Lufthansa was great. I saw a good price posted and went to Flight Centre which did all my arrangements. I booked a year ago at this time of the year so hoping you will find a good price. Buen CaminoWe have similar plans for this August. When is your trip Judy? I would appreciate following this thread to benefit from the shared wisdom. I am finding myself dismayed at the flight costs I am seeing right now. We will be flying Victoria BC, Canada to Lisbon. With our height I really can't forego prebooking a seat with more leg room but the prices are seeming extremely high. A flight to Paris would be about $500.00 cheaper per person. Unfortunately that isn't where we have been planning to go!
Surya,If you decide to walk between Lisbon and Porto I'd advise to get a credencial in Lisbon and walk for a couple of days between Tomar and Coimbra. The most breathtaking scenery is there. After Coimbra not so much. The distances are huge there between towns but it's worth it. There is a great cork oak forest/farm there that you walk through. Haven't seen anything like that ever on the way. And the wild forests as well, not the eucalyptus man-made ones but made of tall mixed trees and thick shrubbery, we saw hunters there. There is a lake on the way after Tomar, very rare thing in Portugal, lakes.
Mind you if you decide to walk there in the mid of summer make sure you have enough water with you. Sometimes you walk for many kilometers on end without a cafe in site. It's not yet as well catered as the route from Porto.Surya,
Thanks for the great ideas...exactly the info I was looking for.
Judy
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