Category Archives: Walking in Spain & Portugal

Walking the Braga Route from Porto to Santiago Compostela

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

When local nature walking club, Terra Verde, decided to plan another walk to Santiago but this time passing through a lesser known route via Braga, I decided that I had to join them.  This walk would also take in the … Continue reading →

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Discovering Beautiful Santiago de Compostela

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

Once a pilgrim has arrived into Santiago, it is impossible not to get completely engrossed in exploring this marvelous city on foot.  Santiago is the capital of Galicia and the old quarter was nominated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – FINAL Leg

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Our final leg for the 12th Sector of our Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela had finally come!   In a two day planned weekend, we would do our final walk of 19 kms on Saturday and then Sunday be left … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 11

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Caldas de Reys was the starting point for the 11th sector of our walk organized by our friends at Terra Verde and on arrival some of us just couldn’t go without quickly bathing our feet in the thermal spring waters … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 10

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

After spending the night at a small hotel in Pontevedra, we all (80 trekkers) awoke to a greyish day to continue the second sector (Sunday) of our two day walk over the end of May weekend to our destination of Caldas de … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 9

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Thanks to our Terra Verde friends, a group of 80 people once again gathered together for the 9th and 10th sectors of our coastal walk last month from Porto to Santiago de Compostela.  There was a huge air of excitement this … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 8

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Terra Verde grouped a total of 88 people together, on a beautiful fresh morning last month, for the 8th sector of our walk from Porto to Santiago de Compostela. This sector, in Spain, from Vigo to Redondela would prove to … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 7

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

The start of a truly spectacular day greeted our 80 participants last Saturday morning at around 7.00 a.m., when we got underway for the 7th Sector from Baiona to Seixo (Vigo) following the coastal route.  This time, rather than going through Caminha (closer … Continue reading →

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