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The reason I am looking at heading to the RV is because 1) I do like the idea of a more coastal route in that area and 2) it appears to be better for going through Lisbon. Correct me if I am wrong, but if I stay Central, I would bypass Lisbon, correct? If I am going to walk Portugal - I think I want to go through Lisbon. Of course - maybe I shouldn't - I don't love walking THROUGH large cities - but at the same time, I try to do all of the major cities in Europe for my tourism.Well, the RV extends to Lagos, so it’s just the Faro-Lagos part that you’d have to figure out. Or you could walk the Caminho Central from Faro and I’m sure there is a link trail at some point connecting it to the RV, but I can’t remember where it joins the RV and am not having any luck just now trying to look it up. Alternatively, you could forget the RV and walk the Central to Santarém, where it joins the CP.
Do you have a particular reason for wanting to start in Faro? Why not start in Lagos/Sagres instead?
I don’t think that it’s easy to go through Lisbon from the Rota Vicentina, whose northernmost point is Santiago do Cacém. But that map that I posted above shows that the Caminho Central, which starts in Faro, does go through Santiago do Cacém, so you could hop over there. Jungleboy and Friend from Barquinha may have more updated information, but I haven’t heard of anyone who had an easy time getting to Lisbon on foot from Santiago do Cacém. But if you can get to Almada as that map shows, there’s public transportation across the river. It’d be great if there were a ferry, but I don’t know if there is.2) it appears to be better for going through Lisbon.
By the way, what is AFAIK?
How funny - I was thinking you were referring to a trail system!. Years ago another old forum member used that string of letters and when I asked what it meant, he acted like I was the last person on the planet to find out. So sorry, I should know better. It’s “as far as I know,” and I will not use it again!! I even edited it out of my first post.
I could - but my potential airfare and flight paths to Lisbon aren't in my favor - either cost a lot more or too many connections! Believe it or not - it looks like it would be better to fly to Faro of all places! But then again - routes and prices don't seem to be stable right now.You could fly into Lisbon and see it first? Then go to your starting point?
That is correct but as P2K points out, the RV doesn’t connect with Lisbon either.Correct me if I am wrong, but if I stay Central, I would bypass Lisbon, correct?
It is like the name, but in Portuguese the name is VicenteAnd thanks for the spelling correction - I keep wanting to call it "Vincent"(ina) like the name - thus the "N" I keep adding!
What is your plan for the veering?I'll be mostly following it next year as I am also starting in Faro, but veering off to go to Lisbon and walking to Fatima as well.
Yeah - I see it ends quite a ways south of Lisbon - but was just looking at where I could potentially walk to and stop for the night in between - looks like I could do it. But may or may not be the most pleasant walking.That is correct but as P2K points out, the RV doesn’t connect with Lisbon either.
The RV is really nice but it’s a bit tricky incorporating it into something longer given the parameters of starting from Faro, trying to incorporate Lisbon and doing a continuous walk. If you want to do a continuous camino from the southern Portuguese coast to Santiago, really the best option is the Nascente/Torres/Geira ‘triple’ that we stumbled into last year. But that doesn’t solve the Lisbon issue, and you’d have to get from Faro to the start of the Nascente in Tavira.
Interesting discussion to have though!
@jungleboy, would you take a look at the map I linked to at the bottom of post number 2? The black line, Caminho Central, goes from Faro to Santiago do Cacém to Almada. Then hop across the river and the black line continues from Lisbon north. Is this a real caminho? Or is it still aspirational?The RV is really nice but it’s a bit tricky incorporating it into something longer given the parameters of starting from Faro, trying to incorporate Lisbon and doing a continuous walk.
I think from Alcacer do Sal I go to Comporta then Palmela to Lisbon. I still have to find appropriate maps for those stages, so right now that is my theoretical route.What is your plan for the veering?
I am considering doing the Portugues for my next Camino - but I want to start from Faro. Does anyone know of a good trail to follow from Faro to Sagres or somewhere else on the Rota Vincentina? Does someone have an itinerary they can share, and did you have difficulty finding albergues between Faro and the Rota Vincentina? For itineraries I am looking for both the path from Faro to the Rota Vincentina, I do see some for the Rota Vincentina.
Why don't you walk North on the Camino from Faro to Salir on the Via Algarviana. From there you follow the VA via Alte, Messines, Silves, Monchique and Marmelete to Aljezur and the RV. The VA is a great walk with reasonable accommodation.I am considering doing the Portugues for my next Camino - but I want to start from Faro. Does anyone know of a good trail to follow from Faro to Sagres or somewhere else on the Rota Vincentina? Does someone have an itinerary they can share, and did you have difficulty finding albergues between Faro and the Rota Vincentina? For itineraries I am looking for both the path from Faro to the Rota Vincentina, I do see some for the Rota Vincentina.
I don’t know one way or the other but if there’s anything we learned from the movie Speed (and we didn’t learn much), it’s that even if something is on a map, that doesn’t mean it actually exists.@jungleboy, would you take a look at the map I linked to at the bottom of post number 2? The black line, Caminho Central, goes from Faro to Santiago do Cacém to Almada. Then hop across the river and the black line continues from Lisbon north. Is this a real caminho? Or is it still aspirational?
Thanks, I might end up doing that. Was kind of hoping to walk closer to the coast and then through Lisbon - but a more established trail with accommodations is probably what I will ultimately do instead since the RV isn't connected to either Faro or Lisbon.Why don't you walk North on the Camino from Faro to Salir on the Via Algarviana. From there you follow the VA via Alte, Messines, Silves, Monchique and Marmelete to Aljezur and the RV. The VA is a great walk with reasonable accommodation.
I was in Faro, Portugal three weeks ago and walked a few km for the fun of it first along the marshy coast. Download the Mapy.cz APP and input camino. A very clear path is shown within 1 m if that camino leading through Portugal.I am considering doing the Portugues for my next Camino - but I want to start from Faro. Does anyone know of a good trail to follow from Faro to Sagres or somewhere else on the Rota Vincentina? Does someone have an itinerary they can share, and did you have difficulty finding albergues between Faro and the Rota Vincentina? For itineraries I am looking for both the path from Faro to the Rota Vincentina, I do see some for the Rota Vincentina.
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