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Portuguese Camino Coastal Route – Senda Litoral: Caminha to Ponte Sampiao: Crossing into Spain

Day 6 of the Portuguese Camino Coastal Route brings me into Spain.  From Caminha, the last stop in Portugal, Pilgrims will take a water taxi across the Minho River from Portugal into Spain.  The next few days will take me across beautiful coastal landscapes along the Atlantic coast of Spain before I move inland into […]

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Portuguese Camino Coastal Route – Sendal Litoral: Esposende to Caminha. A Love Affair with Pasteis de Nata

One of the ubiquitous things about the Portuguese Camino are Pasteis de Nata – the flakey, custard-y, and utterly divine custard tarts that are uniquely Portuguese. Days 4 and 5 from Esposende to Caminha were my last two days in Portugal before the trail crossed into Spain, so I decided to prioritze consumption of Pasteis

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Portuguese Camino Coastal Route – Senda Litoral: Porto to Esposende

Day 1: Porto Cathedral to Matosinhos (11KM) My 2nd journey on the Camino de Santiago begins in the City of Porto where I will take the Portuguese Camino Coastal Route (also known as the Senda Litoral) to Santiago de Compostela. My flight was arriving into Porto at 3:45pm, and the plan was to book it

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Portuguese Camino – Senda Litoral – the True Coastal Route

The Senda Litoral of the Portugese Camino is a perfect walk for those who have limited time complete one of the Caminos to Santiago de Compostela. Among the different Portugese Camino variants, the Senda Litoral stood out to me as it follows the Portugese Coast more than any other variant – including the official “Caminho

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