Category Archives: Portugal

Day 26 Rubiaes to Valenca

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Judy

18km. Our last day in Portugal, and we’re feeling a bit sad that we’ll be leaving tomorrow. We had a ‘simple’ breakfast at O Repouso do Peregrino Pensao with our fellow pilgrims, then packed up and were on the road … Continue reading →

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Day 25 Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes

Posted on May 26, 2012 by greg

16km Not a long day,but it involved climbing a 450 metre high hill. When we woke up it had rained, and was cloudy. The Pensao we stayed at did not provide breakfast, so it was of to the Pastalaria across … Continue reading →

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Day 24 Casa do Rio to Ponte de Lima

Posted on May 25, 2012 by greg

20km. Stage 2 of splitting the Barcelos to Ponte de Lima 33.6km stage into two parts. After a fabulous breakfast (see Judys post here), we left at a late 11am. The morning had started cool and misty, but no rain. … Continue reading →

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Casas do Rio

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Judy

I don’t think I can find enough words of praise to describe our overnight stay at Casas do Rio at Cossourado, near Barcelos and Braga in Portugal, but I’m going to try. When Greg was looking for ways to break … Continue reading →

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Day 23 Barcelos to Casa do Rio

Posted on May 24, 2012 by greg

17kms. After the traumas and exhaustion of 30km yesterday, we had an easy day today. The section from Barcelos to Ponte de Lima is 33.6km, much more than we want to walk in a day. So we split it into … Continue reading →

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Day 22 Vilarinho to Barcelos

Posted on May 24, 2012 by greg

30 km. It was a long day that we could not avoid because we are behind schedule and cannot have too many short days. We were up early at the unprecendented time of 6:30am. The pilgrams in the other room … Continue reading →

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Day 21 Porto to Vilarinho

Posted on May 22, 2012 by greg

26km. A really horrible day’s walking, probably our worst of either Camino. The first half was spent walking through Porto’s northern suburbs on cobblestone paths and roads.It’s very well-marked, but on the N13, a busy major road. At the 10km … Continue reading →

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Rest day Porto

Posted on May 21, 2012 by greg

Another cold cloudy day in Porto, but we got to see some more of the city.

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Day 20 Grijo to Porto

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Judy

18km. A very cold start to our walking day, with rain on and off for most of the morning. We didn’t get breakfast at the Residencial we stayed at last night, so we walked 3+km to Grijo and got coffee … Continue reading →

Day 19 Sao Joao da Madeira to Grijo

Posted on May 19, 2012 by greg

18 km. The final stretch to Porto according to John Brierleys Camino Portuguese guide is a gruelling 34.3km. The only option to break it into smaller chunks is to stop at Grijo, which we aimed to do. It rained on … Continue reading →

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