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Camino-Portugal

The Camino Portugal starting at Porto has become the second most traveled hiking path to Santiago de Compostela after the Camino Frances. There are two hiking paths in Portugal which can be alternated before arriving to the village of Valenca. The coastal route, which is mostly flat and the interior route which has some challenging mountain climbs. Portugal has an ample offering of albergues, hotels, bars & restaurants.

A profile of the interior route shows it can be quite challenging. Some of the interior terrains have steep mountain climbs. Some of the distances exceed 30 kms and may have to be split in two days. When you complete the Portugal hike, I recommend a full day at Valenca, the last village of Portugal and a full day at Tui, the first village of Spain. There is a 1 hour + time zone when you cross into Spain. Portugal uses the UK time zone. The Portugal portion has approximately 5 to 6 days. The Spain portion has 6 to 7 days. The hike is much shorter than the Camino Frances. But then, the experience is different.

If you are going to hike the O Porto Camino, most likely you will arrive at Lisbon. There is a hiking path that starts at Lisbon and arrives at Porto. The Lisbon trail is not included yet on this web site. There is train service between Lisbon and Porto. Remember there is a 1 hour + time zone change between Portugal & Spain. Train service in Portugal : https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en

Portugal train service also offers service between O Porto, Portugal and Vigo, Spain. From Vigo there is train service to Santiago de Compostela. Combois Celta train – https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/discounts-benefits/Discounts/promo-porto-vigo-train

O Porto to Santiago de Compostela