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Camino Portugués

The Practical

"Portugal: A Land of Barking Dogs!"

 

 

The Camino Portugués goes from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela, a distance of 620 km. Much of the route follows the original Roman road that links Portugal with Spain. The Lisbon-Porto stretch has less support for pilgrims, and there is a lot of road walking and infrequent pilgrim accommodation. The way becomes more beautiful after Santarém (where you can take a detour to visit Fátima). The stages between the old Knight’s Templar town of Tomar and Coimbra (site of one of Europe’s oldest universities) are delightful. From Porto the way continues northwards crossing the rivers Lima and Minho where it enters Spain at Tui. It crosses the River Ulla at Padrón, the last stage before Santiago de Compostela. 

 

 

 

2017 Issues of the Compostela

It is interesting to note the number of Compostelas issued by the authorities in Santiago for the year 2017 and comparing the different routes:-

  Route Number %  
  Camino Frances 180,738 60.04%  
  Camino Portugues 59,235 19.6%  
  Camino Del Norte 17,836 5.92%  
  Camino Primitivo 13,684 4.55%  
  Camino Ingles 11,321 3.76%  
  Via De La Plata (Seville) 9,138 3.04%  
  Portugues Coastal Camino 7,211 2.39%  
  Fisterra-Muxia 665 0.22%  
  Camino de Invierno 555 0.17%  
  Total 301,036    

Of those doing the Camino Portugués, the majority by far start from Oporto or Tui

 

Travel Schedule

Date Departure Arrival
26th March 2018 Ryanair FR1886 ETD London Stansted 11:55 hrs ETA Lisbon 14:45 hrs
20th April 2018 Ryanair FR8379 ETD Santiago 10:35 hrs ETA London Stansted 11:35 hrs

 

Lisbon Hotel

Hotel Tivoli Oriente,
Avenida Joao II 27,
Parque de Nacoes
1990-083 Lisbon

Hotel Tivoli Oriente

Oriente Station

View of Oriente Station from the Tivoli Hotel

 

Lisbon Metro

 

I used the Lisbon Metro to get to The Tivoli Hotel at Oriente, and also to go downtown to visit Lisbon Cathedral.
The latter involves changes at Alameda and Baixa-Chiado, before going on to the terminus at Santa-Apolónia

 

GPS Data and Accommodation

 

Day To Distance Time Elevation in meters
   
Km		 Elapsed
Hrs-Mins		 Moving
Hrs-Mins		 Gain Loss Min Max
0 From Lisbon Cathedral to Parque das Nações (Park of Nations)
Hotel Tivoli Oriente		 7.11 1H40 1H29 22 42 4 30
1

Alverca do Ribatejo
Dormidas Leal

27.47 7H30 5H54 157 166 0 60
2 Azambuja
Hotel Ouro		 13.9 4H00   33 36 0 21
3 Santarém
Hotel Umu		 26.45 6H07 5H18 116 64 1 111
4 Golegã
Quartos Do Lagar		 15.5 4H03   19 15 12 27
5 Tomar
Hotel Kamanga 		32.34 7H47 6H36 352 321 18 151
6 Alvaiázere
Albergaria Pinheiros 		32.71 8H02 6H40 630 378 58 332
7 Ansião / Rabaçal
Albergue Bonita 		13.01 2H55 2H41 270 375 209 477
8 Coimbra
Hotel Astoria 		30.18 7H06 6H12 333 496 18 205
9

Mealhada
Tres Pinheiros

25.76 6H42 6H09 202 182 9 149
10 Águeda
Albergue Sto Antonio		 14.36 4H17 3H38 160 134 8 71
11 Albergaria a Vehla
Casa Da Alameda		 15.67 3H48 3H13 199 129 9 123
12 Oporto
Carris Hotel Ribiera
 10 2h00          
13

Oporto Sightseeing
Carris Hotel Ribiera

 10 2h00          
14 Arcos
Quinta S. Miguel de Arcos
 25.49 5H44 5H19 329 354 6 112
15 Tamel S. Pedro Fins
Albergue Casa da Recoleta		 30.16 6H43 6H09 515 379 11 191
16 Ponte de Lima
Hotel Imperio Do Norte		 25.18 5H10 5H04 262 436 3 199
17 Rubiães
Quinta des Leiras 		19.22 5H08 3H56 532 303 2 401
18 Valença
Residential S. Giao		 20.0 4H58 4H27 255 440 9 275
19 Redondela
Hotel Antolin, Paseo da Praia		 37.69 8H46   475 521 3 231
20 Pontevedra
Hotel Boa Vila		 20.90 5H05 4H22 405 387 2 155
21 Caldas de Reis
Hotel Sena
22.04 5H05 4H37 227 210 2 131
22 Padrón
Hotel Chef Rivera		 19.26 4H05 3H51 211 229 3 165
23 Santiago de Compostela
Pousada San Clemente		 25.96 5H25   246 293 3 165
24 Santiago de Compostela sightseeing
Pousada San Clemente		 10 2h00          
25 Ryanair Flight to London Stansted              
 

Total

530.4

    

5,950

5,890