Journal

Tui to O Porrino. Old International Bridge over the Minho Even though the bridge was inspired by Eiffel, crossing this bridge wasn't the most fun part of the Camino.  The name…

135 Km to Santiago, 135 Km to Porto, we made it to the halfway point. North to Valença. Cash is King Our typical day is to wake, pack our bags,…

Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes. Steepest climb between Porto and Santiago Route elevation profile for the steepest climb. Today was the steepest climb that we encountered between Porto and Santiago.…

Ponte de Lima is 159 Km from Santiago. Ponte de Lima Junio Bruto convinces his men to cross the Lima River. In 138 AD, the Roman soldiers refused to cross…

Balugaes to Ponte de Lima. It's Like a Friday Even though it was a Tuesday, it felt like a Friday. That is because we were planning to take a rest…

Barcelos to Balugaes. Breakfast of Champions Breakfast at Hotel Bagoeira. Our hotel had a wonderful breakfast buffet with many options to satisfy various international diets. We usually would start our…

Rates to Barcelos. Barcelos Rooster We were lucky while walking through Barcelos because were not hanged for a crime we did not commit. A pilgrim in the 15th century was…

Our route from the Portuguese Coast to Central Route. Cut Inland Portuguese Coast to the Central Route They say that everyone makes it their own Camino. Each Camino is unique.…

The route from Matosinhos to Vila do Conde follows the coast the whole way. Leaving Matosinhos The route to Vila do Conde took us back past the Matosinhos Mercado, bringing…

Our Route from Porto Se to Matosinhos. Starting the Camino Portuguese from Porto There are 3 different options for starting the Camino Portuguese in Porto, the Litoral Way, the Coastal…