winter walking the portugese route, advice, tips, challenges

tony downey said:

It seems that with the growing popularity of the pilgrimage, a lot of people are choosing out of season to find the peace and quiet. I am planning the french route for next year but have seriously itchy feet at the moment and as I am in Spain, I am aiming to head to Porto in late January week to do the portugese route. As this is last minute, I am noticing it is not as high profile as the French way and not much, if any info, on walking this in winter months. Obviously South and Portugal is better weather than the top end, I would love to hear some experiences of this route in the winter months and any suggestions.


Is it well marked, not much said about this

There is a fantastic list of accommodations here

All I can find is google maps that people have uploaded and each one seems different and most stories are from summer pilgrimages. Please any advise from pilgrims who have done this route in winter.

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tony downey said:

It seems that with the growing popularity of the pilgrimage, a lot of people are choosing out of season to find the peace and quiet. I am planning the french route for next year but have seriously itchy feet at the moment and as I am in Spain, I am aiming to head to Porto in late January week to do the portugese route. As this is last minute, I am noticing it is not as high profile as the French way and not much, if any info, on walking this in winter months. Obviously South and Portugal is better weather than the top end, I would love to hear some experiences of this route in the winter months and any suggestions.


Is it well marked, not much said about this

There is a fantastic list of accommodations here

All I can find is google maps that people have uploaded and each one seems different and most stories are from summer pilgrimages. Please any advise from pilgrims who have done this route in winter.

Click to expand...

tony downey said:

It seems that with the growing popularity of the pilgrimage, a lot of people are choosing out of season to find the peace and quiet. I am planning the french route for next year but have seriously itchy feet at the moment and as I am in Spain, I am aiming to head to Porto in late January week to do the portugese route. As this is last minute, I am noticing it is not as high profile as the French way and not much, if any info, on walking this in winter months. Obviously South and Portugal is better weather than the top end, I would love to hear some experiences of this route in the winter months and any suggestions.


Is it well marked, not much said about this

There is a fantastic list of accommodations here

All I can find is google maps that people have uploaded and each one seems different and most stories are from summer pilgrimages. Please any advise from pilgrims who have done this route in winter.

Click to expand...