Tag Archives: Portugal

Camino Portuguese Coastal route, Viana de Castelo to A Guarda 36 km

Posted on 06/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 36 km (including boat trip across the Rio Miño Elevation gain 151 m Elevation loss 110 m Total distance from Almería 1,321 km The youth hostel in Viana is situated at the very far end of town and … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 15, Guimarães to Braga 23 km

Posted on 04/06/2018 by magwood

  Today’s distance 23 km Elevation gain 426 m Elevation loss 440 m Total distance from Almería 1,250 km Grey and drizzly was how our day started. It remained grey but the drizzle didn’t amount to much and for the … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 14, Felgueiras to Guimarães 20 km

Posted on 02/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 20 km Elevation gain 255 m Elevation loss 384 m Total distance from Almería 1,227 km Firstly, thank you for the plant information – much appreciated. The day started as it had finished yesterday, with light drizzle We … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 13, Amarante to Felgueiras 21.5 km

Posted on 31/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 21.5 km Elevation gain 467 m Elevation loss 285 m Total distance from Almería 1,207 km The fun of the fair (for those attending, not for those trying to sleep through the noise) continued until the no-so-early hours … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 12, Mesāo Frio to Amarante 32 km

Posted on 30/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 32 km Elevation gain 789 m Elevation loss 1,044 m Total distance from Almería 1,185.5 km I didn’t take the time to ‘discover’ Mesāo Frio yesterday evening, but on walking out this morning it appeared to be a … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 11, Lamego to Mesāo Frio 30.5 km

Posted on 29/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 30.5 km Elevation gain 696 m Elevation loss 855 m Total distance from Almería 1,153.5 km I was glad not to have a hangover when I woke this morning. And we had a rather late start after partaking … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 10, Moimenta da Beira to Lamego 28 km

Posted on 29/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 22 km Elevation gain 650 m Elevation loss 841 m Total distance from Almería 1,123 km There was a tearful farewell this morning as I departed from my best camino buddy. But there is no doubt that we … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres, stage 9, Ponte do Abade to Moimenta da Beira 22 km

Posted on 27/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 22 km Elevation gain 311 m Elevation loss 244 m Total distance from Almería 1,095 km Last night we stayed in a Residencial that was about 1.5 km off camino. This morning, the most sensible way to regain … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres, stage 8, Trancoso to Ponte do Abade 23 km

Posted on 26/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 23 km Elevation gain 262 m Elevation loss 483 m Total distance from Almería 1,073 km After a good night’s sleep, an early morning jaunt around the walled town of Trancoso and a hearty breakfast back at the … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 7, Pinhel to Trancoso 35km

Posted on 26/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 35km Elevation gain 681 m Elevation loss 452 m Total distance from Almería 1,050 km Last night’s accommodation had good and bad points. The bad was the bed, which was like sleeping on a slab of the granite … Continue reading →

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Two days and counting…

Posted on 11/04/2018 by magwood

Two days and counting!  Backpack is almost sorted, most items on the packing list are ticked off.  Rather than show you the standard series of photos of  folded clothes that will accompany me on my camino, I thought I would … Continue reading →

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2018 Camino – Mozárabe and Torres (with one or two variations)

Posted on 09/04/2018 by magwood

Another combination camino for me this year marked in yellow on the map.  If anyone is looking for an excellent map detailing all the camino routes in Spain (unless you know of any that aren’t shown) I can highly recommend … Continue reading →

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Bridges on the Camino Portuguese – updated!

Posted on 06/09/2014 by magwood

I’ve been motivated to re blog this post by caminoforums member Lucimi. She made a lovely comment in response to the post, which in turn inspired me to seek out some bridge-related quotations. The most delightful aspect of this research … Continue reading →

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CBBH photo challenge: flowers

Posted on 30/07/2014 by magwood

This month I’m participating in the ‘Conejo Blanco Blog Hop‘ hosted by Marianne of East of Málaga blog fame. Marianne’s blog concentrates on the area of Andalucia known as ‘La Axrquia’ and is full of useful information and stunning photographs. … Continue reading →

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2014 packing list for Camino Portuguese

Posted on 05/07/2014 by magwood

I updated my packing list and review following my 2016 Camino del Norte which can be seen here …meanwhile here is the list  and review from my 2014 Camino Portuguese See my full packing list on excel spread sheet packing … Continue reading →

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