Hiking The Camino Portuguese | Week 2 Valenca - Santiago de Compostela

Week 2 on the Camino Portuguese..
During the second week we walked from Valenca to Santiago de Compostela.
This is our first Camino & our longest hiking distance to date.
The Journey starts in Porto Portugal, covers 280k & finishes in Santiago Spain. With a combination of coastal and inland walking.
We started our Camino In September 2023 over 14 days.
12 hiking, 1 rest day in the middle & 1 extra day at the end in Santiago to explore the beautiful city.
There are many different Camino’s, lots of starting points and all at varying lengths. However each Camino route is heading to the same destination- Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
We love travelling & hiking & the Camino Frances has been on our wish list for a long time. Due to the length 780k!! and the time off work needed to complete this we decided to do the Camino Portuguese first as it can be completed with 2weeks.
It will also be a test to see if we will make it and like it😊
It certainly stretched us but we absolutely loved it so much so we now are wanting to do the Camino Frances next year (Stay Tuned👀)
If you’ve enjoyed watching our video please like & subscribe and if you have any questions about the Camino Portuguese leave a comment and we would be happy to answer and help.
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Bom Camino🇵🇹🇪🇸
Happy Hiking 🥾
Lindsey & Karl x

[@anxomillaraveiga9404]

very good route is magic

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

The Portuguese Camino is a great route. We are doing the the Frances in June and can’t wait 😊🥾

[@sbommkhize5425]

Thank you for putting this video together. I enjoyed watching it as part of the preparation for my Camino in June. I will be doing 7 days from A Guarda.

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed watching it. Have a great Camino as sure you will 😊 Buen Camino 🥾

[@SamBoyden-ii4bi]

Cool videos team we will be watching much love sam simone

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Thanks guys 😃

[@stevefoster1511]

Really enjoyed these two Camino videos. My wife and I did the same route in 2019 so it was really nice to see similar sights and to hear about your experience. Thanks.

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Thank you so glad you enjoyed the videos. We loved the Portuguese Camino. We are planning to do the Camino Frances in June 😅🥾

[@stevefoster1511]

@@acoupleofordinarytravellers My daughter did the Frances in 2019. I think our next “Camino” will be the Camino Dos Faros. We are also very interested in the Via Francigena after we retire in 2025.

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

There’s so many to choose 😊

[@reginadubil5863]

Sehr gute Übersicht ! Freue mich auf meinen Camino

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Thank you, Buen Camino 🥾😊

[@briandugera9041]

Well done me and my partner are starting in Lisbon on the 17th of June and walking to Santiago Compostela it will be a great experience

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Thank you, Lisbon to Santiago will be amazing and you will have a brilliant time. We are doing the Camino Frances 3rd June 😊 Buen Camino 🥾

[@Avaloniac]

that fantastic liquid sunshine on the last day :)

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Best reward after such a long and amazing hike 😊

[@irisungar]

Good job - great video

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Thank you, Glad you enjoyed it😀 We loved it so much we are planning to do the Camino Frances in June 🥰

[@JH-me]

Lovely videos , I’m thinking of doing the same route May 2024 .

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

You will love it, it’s great. We are now planning to do the Frances next year June hopefully. 😀

[@davidgutesleben1266]

You're a nice couple. Bon Camino to the next. Happy New Year

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

@@davidgutesleben1266 Thank you. Buen Camino & Happy New Year 😊

[@grahamwallace]

Well done guys! Again, your part 2 video brought back so many good memories of May this year. I’ve stayed at Ideas Peregrinos in Tui a couple of times. One of my favourite albergues, and a good cafe too. I also stayed at O Lagar de Jesus last time and loved it. The communal dinner in the evening was fabulous. Looking forward to doing the Frances in April/May ‘24. All the best!

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

@@grahamwallaceThank you and so glad you enjoyed our video. You forget about all the places you stop at along the way😊 We loved Tui but didn’t get to stay so may have to go back again someday. We are planning to do Frances in June next year so you will have to let us know how you get on. Happy New year & Happy hiking 🥾 x

[@sachkamath4602]

Thank you for the video. I plan to do the same route end of this September. This video helped me a lot to know what to expect. Do you have a blog documenting your route. I would love to read it, hoping that I would find more info that you couldn't/didn't put in the video. Can I ask you what time you started your hike in the morning, and around what time you reached your destination city for that day?

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Hi, thank you for you message & Im glad you enjoyed the videos & found them helpful. We have a face book page & Instagram page that I documented daily each stage this may help with more detail for you. Because each day was different distances it hard to say what time we arrived in each place but on average we walk about 4km per hr so on our longest days 28/30km days it took us 8ish hrs. That’s including stops…. I stop a lot to take photos and video 😜 plus coffee, lunch stops. On these days we would leave early about 6/7am. We do enjoy walking early to avoid crowds and enjoy the tranquility whilst plus we like to arrive at our destination early in the afternoon so we can explore each place a little. I hope this helps please take a look at my daily diary on our FB & Instagram pages. You can also find us on: Instagram➡️ bit.ly/3Z8jepj Facebook ➡️ bit.ly/3SlUmb Oh Ps….. we are currently walking th Camino Frances as I type this message out now on day 8🙌🏻 You will have an amazing time on the Portuguese. Buen Camino 🥾 😊

[@cocoandrobin]

Awesome! Congratulations 🎉🎉😊

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Thank you 😃

[@AnaFerreira-gn5tx]

What month was that? Since it was 🥵

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

It was September and still hot 🥵 but it was also a great Camino 😃

[@marioandre7351]

For a "proper" coffee in portugal you have to order a abatanado.

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

It was good 😊

[@aprilchung7280]

Thank you so much! I have a question: where is the exact starting point from Porto? Is it the cathedral Church at Porto downtown?

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

We collected our credentials from Porto cathedral the previous day as we were setting out early before the cathedral was open the next morning. We started from our accommodation which was at the bottom of the hill from the cathedral. Hope that helps 😊

[@aprilchung7280]

Thanks! Then I have confidence to have to!​@@acoupleofordinarytravellers

[@placidobaamonde6374]

No reflejáis el tránsito de Portugal a GALICIA. Sí, Tui ya es Galicia; y, como podréis observar la belleza del Camino se hace presente. La hermosa Galicia os da la bienvenida.

[@acoupleofordinarytravellers]

Hi, not really sure what you are saying, but yes Galicia and Portugal are beautiful and we will be back later this year to enjoy once again.