Hi,
I'm planning a trip to Portugal and would love to do the walk to Santiago, however, I wouldn't be able to dedicate much more than 1-11/2 weeks to the walk. Does anyone have a recommended starting point?
Thanks!
Jenn
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brighella
Umm... I may be wrong as I'm not an expert to Portugal, but isn't the Camino de Santiago in Spain? I thought it was a pilgrimage way leaving from France/Germany and ending in Santiago de Compostela, in Spain... Or perhaps we're not thinking about the same Santiago.
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blagger
Yep it's definitely in Spain not Portugal. You could start off in Portugal but it would take quite a long time : )
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sillydoll
There are camino routes to Santiago from England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Portugal - all roads lead to Santiago!!
The best place for you to start would be Tui - about 119km from Santiago - which also qualifies you for the Compostela certificate.
You can download a guide to the caminho Portugues here:
http://www.csj.org.uk/guides-online.htm
Buen camino!
Sil
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ribeira_sacra
Of course you can walk from Portugal.
However Sillydoll you did not give a link to your fav forum.
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/board/
The information on that forum will help the OP no end.
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