Which route for Camino Portugues from Porto to Santiago by bike?

[Twin thief]

Hello fellow Camino Travellers. I will be cycling the Camino Portugues from Porto to Santiago next week! If you have any comments about a route and places to stay for the three of us travelling together then that would be great. Thanks,Richard

 

[Mark Francis Auchincloss]

I have just researched and written in english the coastal route from Porto to Redondela which is incredibly beautiful. You follow the coast so it's nice and flat crossing beaches and dunes before catching the ferry from Caminha to enter the Galician border town and port of A Guarda continuing to follow the coat via Baiona, Oia,Nigran and Vigo until you get to Redondela where it meets the official route. Can't beat it for sheer outstanding beauty and easy on the legs!! Check out a summary of the details here http://caminoways.com/ways/portuguese-coastal-way-caminho-da-costa Will be uploading a video of the route in the next two weeks. For places to stay I suggest you use my mate Lusi Freixo's Blog with excellent, detailed maps in all formats see http://www.caminador.es/?page_id=117Buen camino.

 

[Twin thief]

I have just researched and written in english the coastal route from Porto to Redondela which is incredibly beautiful. You follow the coast so it's nice and flat crossing beaches and dunes before catching the ferry from Caminha to enter the Galician border town and port of A Guarda continuing to follow the coat via Baiona, Oia,Nigran and Vigo until you get to Redondela where it meets the official route. Can't beat it for sheer outstanding beauty and easy on the legs!! Check out a summary of the details here http://caminoways.com/ways/portuguese-coastal-way-caminho-da-costa Will be uploading a video of the route in the next two weeks. For places to stay I suggest you use my mate Lusi Freixo's Blog with excellent, detailed maps in all formats see http://www.caminador.es/?page_id=117Buen camino.

Icarus, that is a real help thank you. Now though I have two questions for you:-
1) do you have a similar link for the central route? We have pretty much decided to take that one.
2) how can we get our camino passports between now and next Wednesday when we fly??

Thanks in advance,
Richard

 

[rickster]

I strongly endorse Icarus's recommendation to follow the coastal route and connect to the main route at Redondela. I am sure that you will find those who followed the main route all the way from Porto will have strong opinions as well. I did meet up with several pilgrims in Redondela who regretted not taking the coastal route. It was just so incredibly beautiful and the local people were so generous. Many days I ate fish that the restaurant owners personally caught that morning. Either route, you can't go wrong.

 

[Mark Francis Auchincloss]

Thanks Rickster, my experience is completely the same as yours. But of course the other route is also perfectly good and passes some amazing towns etc. I suggest Twin Thief you study the Blog from Luis I quoted as he covers all routes comprehensively. For passport info see http://www.caminodesantiago.me/where-can-i-get-a-free-pilgrims-passport-for-my-camino-de-santiago/