Walking stick in Porto?

[SeñorJacques]

Greetings from Porto! It is absolutely gorgeous here today and I am sorely tempted to linger a few days to enjoy it all … but the Way awaits and I plan to start walking from Matosinhos on Sunday.

I’d very much like to buy and use a single wooden walking stick for my walk, just as I did for the CF two years ago. I know the Decathlon here is a source for walking poles, but does anyone know where I can get the same kind of wooden sticks that are sold in the shop across from the pilgrim office in SJPP, which is where I bought mine? (Since I couldn’t take it on the plane with me I ended up buying a hack saw in a China shop in Santiago and cut off the top to take home in the same tube that held my Compostela - after that certificate and my credential, it’s my most cherished Camino memento.)

I seem to remember someone asking about this here before, but I was unable to find any information via a forum search, and Google Maps only seems to turn up general camping shops (and, of course, Decathlon.) Any advice is appreciated!

 

[jungleboy]

Decathlon actually has wooden sticks too, e.g.:

Bastão de caminhada em madeira de castanheiro natural 125cm

Bastão de caminhada em madeira de castanheiro natural 125cm ao preço de 11.95€ em Decathlon.pt Bastão de caminhada em madeira de castanheiro natural 125cm

www.decathlon.pt

 

[SeñorJacques]

Somehow I missed that! Thanks @jungleboy!

 

[JCLima]

Somehow I missed that! Thanks @jungleboy!

Be aware that they are sold on Decathlon's website but they are not sold by Decathlon itself.
It's a different seller

 

[lovelyshell]

Porto isn’t much of a Camino/pilgrim city so there’s aren’t really any pilgrim type shops. There might be some locals on this forum but if not you could try Reddit in the Porto sub, there are lots of locals happy to help.

 

[ortemio]

You can probably get one at the albergue for free, just ask, they are very helpful…