Portuguese Way
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The Portuguese Way is the name of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes starting in Portugal. It begins at Porto or Lisbon. From Porto, along the Douro River, pilgrims travel north crossing the fiv
Claustre of Silence in Alcobaça Monastery, an early pilgrim hostel. Conversations were expressly forbidden.
The Douro river and Dom Luís Bridge
Porto as seen from the Douro, with the wharf in sight
Historical Portuguese Way of Saint James from Porto to Compostela, including the Coastal way, the Central Way and the Coastal derivation from Rates Monastery to Barca do Lago.
Tui, Pontevedra
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Two bridges connect Tuy and Valença: Tui International Bridge, completed in 1878 under the direction of Pelayo Mancebo, and a modern one from the 1990s. Both Portugal and Spain being signatories of th
Portuguese Way
…Most pilgrims were from Spain (37%), Portugal (12%), USA (7%) and Germany (5%). Most pilgrims who received the certificate of accomplishment started in Tui (41%), Porto (26%) or Valença (18%). The months in which most pilgrims finish this camino is from May to September. The Portuguese coastal way was the…
Looking back to Spain
Cathedral of Tui 2021 exterior
Old international bridge Valenca Tui