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My first camino (Porto to Santiago along the coastal route) and need to book lodging in Porto. Can anyone recommend a great place to stay close to the cathedral and starting point? Also looking for recommendations in Santiago when finished. Thanks in advance as I am feeling like I totally don't know what I am doing!
My first camino (Porto to Santiago along the coastal route) and need to book lodging in Porto. Can anyone recommend a great place to stay close to the cathedral and starting point? Also looking for recommendations in Santiago when finished. Thanks in advance as I am feeling like I totally don't know what I am doing!
Looking for somewhere close to the cathedral in the 7Do you have a Camino Portugues guidebook yet? If not, get one. Can be quite helpful in seeing where various accommodations are in towns and cities and their proximity to the Camino route.
As far as recommendations on places to stay in Porto and Santiago, what is your preference and budget in regards to accommodations?
Thank you for your kind help!Hi Rowdy, you will love Porto! Make sure you spend a day there before you start walking, the city is amazing!
I usually book private rooms for my first and last days (to recover from the long flight and to rest from the walk), but it depends on what you like and I am sure that here in the forum people will have great suggestions.
I really enjoyed Hotel Moov Centro, in the Old city - price of an Ibis hotel, but with lovely service. I also heard lovely things about the Poets Inn, near the Torre dos Clerigos, in the very middle of the old city.
For Santiago, there are so many options. Last time I stayed in Hotel San Clemente and was treated like a queen
You might research places to stay for both Porto and Santiago on trip advisor or booking.com. They show where the accommodation would be in relation to the cathedrals in both cities. If you are planning your Camino walk during the busier times with more pilgrims on the routes, and you know exactly what dates you will be staying in both cities, I recommend you make advance reservations.Looking for somewhere close to the cathedral in the 7
Thank you for your kind help!
Thanks for that info Sophie, that sound really lovely. I just sent them an emailAs for lodging in Santiago...it depends what you are looking for, but there is a 4th floor at Hospidera San Martin Pinario ( an otherwise 4 star hotel ) which is largely an floor of very humble rooms set aside for pilgrims ( part of the old rooms in the monastery ). You can call or email to reserve a 'pilgrim room'...$25EU for a single , private room with private bath and breakfast. I know from staying there several times that there are rooms with 2, 3, 4 beds as well on that floor, but I'm not aware of what the rate would be.
I liked it because of location...directly across from Cathedral, and it's historical significance...and it was really a nice way to end my camino in a humble but clean private room...perfect setting to process your journey.
The walk along the Duro River to Matosinhos is a wonderful walk. I have seen this advice many times, but certainly wouldn't agree. I have to wonder if those suggesting it did not walk along the river.I know that for those that are staring in Porto, this may not be a favored suggestion but the initial couple of miles is just walking through Porto. You can have a shorter walk (or get farther along the coastal) by just taking the tram from Sao Bento station stop to Matosinhos (I believe it's the Mercado stop). You get off the tram and go across the bridge towards the ocean. There are arrows that direct you after the bridge. That saves about 12K of street walking. If you like cityscapes, then the 12K is for you.
They did respond which was appreciated. booked out for the time that I would likeThanks for that info Sophie, that sound really lovely. I just sent them an email
It's probably all around the forum, but not in this thread yet. "Wonderful" seems a bit overrated, but compared to other options it is easy to walk, save and not too much detour for a first day. I can imagine worse things than seeing some part of the city from the looking up perspective, having views to the river with its bridges and later of some castles and the sea. When I walked there I had a good amount of other pilgrims ahead of me, which gives the route a special touch as well.The walk along the Duro River to Matosinhos is a wonderful walk. I have seen this advice many times, but certainly wouldn't agree. I have to wonder if those suggesting it did not walk along the river.
Hi RowdyMy first camino (Porto to Santiago along the coastal route) and need to book lodging in Porto. Can anyone recommend a great place to stay close to the cathedral and starting point? Also looking for recommendations in Santiago when finished. Thanks in advance as I am feeling like I totally don't know what I am doing!
My first camino (Porto to Santiago along the coastal route) and need to book lodging in Porto. Can anyone recommend a great place to stay close to the cathedral and starting point? Also looking for recommendations in Santiago when finished. Thanks in advance as I am feeling like I totally don't know what I am doing!
Hi the cathedral is easy to find. From there I saw some fellow pilgrims studying their guides and then arguing over where to go. Itās simple . Down the hill you go and have first the river then the ocean to your left and land to your right. Itās easy and so beautiful. Remember you make the way not the guide. In Portugal the big Lidle have coffee shops inside and a bathroom. Just ask for the. The people were so friendly and I had my first compliment from a fisher at the river. Ah yes I no more nineteen and I do not speak Portuguese. So good luck.
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We just finished the Frances a week ago and afterward spent a week in Lisboa and Porto. The Portuguese are kind people and we found most speak English.My first camino (Porto to Santiago along the coastal route) and need to book lodging in Porto. Can anyone recommend a great place to stay close to the cathedral and starting point? Also looking for recommendations in Santiago when finished. Thanks in advance as I am feeling like I totally don't know what I am doing!
The Camino=the time of our 69 year old lives-everyday we were grateful to be there. Planning for next years trip.
Buen Camino
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