Overview - Camino Portugués - part of Camino de Santiago

Day 1 - Signhtseeing in Oporto
Steps to the Cathedral	View from the Cathedral
Two bridges over the Douro	Port cellars on the far bank of the Douro
Day 2 - Oporto to Vilar do Pinheiro
The first yellow arrow at the start of the Camino Portugués	Patterns in the cobble stones
Torre dos Clérigos, 18th century tower 75m. high	Igreja do Cedofeita, one of the oldest . religious buildings in Europe, partly dating back to the 6th century.
The fuente de Godim, reputed to have particularly invigorating water, very useful for the many kilometres ahead	Tree lined avenue leading to the church in Vilar
Day 3 - Vilar do Pinheiro to Rates
Large and long wall of Quinta de Alferes (with agricultural museum off to the right)	The shaded public park at Vilarinho. The Restaurant Castelo serves very good meals.
The recently restored bridge over the rio Ave.	Albergue de San Pedro de Rates - the first albergue on the route
Day 4 - Rates to Barcelos
Capella de Senhora da Guia, complete with drinking fountain	Capela da Santa Cruz
The medieval Torre de Porto Nova, originally a gateway to the city	Templo de S. Bom Jesus da Cruz
Day 5 - Barcelos to Ponte de Lima
Shaded woodland parth <	Many fields in this area have an arcade of vines all the way round them - this one also had stooks of hay
	An amazing avenue of very tall plane trees at the entrance to Ponte de Lima
Day 6 - Ponte de Lima to San Pedro de Rubiaes
Quient coutnry lane with the A-7 motorway	The Camino twists beside the motorway
A steady climb through the forest	The nerefugioat San Pedro de Rubiaes opened in May 2006
Day 7 - San Pedro de Rubiaes to Tui


Bustling life in Tui	Interior of the refugio
Day 8 - Tui to Redondela
Last view of Portugal over the river
Fonte de Cristo in the centre of the industrial city of Porrino	not helped by the rain!
Fuente and waymark (top right) street in Redondelo (bottom right) albergue (above)
Day 9 - Redondela to Pontevedra
An elaborate fountain with motifs of the pilgrimage	Magnificent views of the Ria de Vigo
Medieval bridge at Pontesnagio	The new albertgue at Pontevedra
Day 10 - Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis
The Santuario de la Perigrina at Pontevedra	The Basilica de Santa Maria A Grande
Path follows then crosses the railway line 1.7k after O Castrado	Calle Real, The “Way” through Caldas de Reis
Day 11: Caldas de Reis to Padrón
Approaching Santa Marina de Carrecedo	Route after Santa Marina de Carrecedo
The Magnificent Puente at San Xulian	Leaving the Albergue in Padrón
Day 12 - Padrón to Santiago de Compostela
The route passes through the delightful hamlet of Romeris	The route through Faramello
Climbing the “Alto” with 8k to go to Santiago de Compostela The magnificent Cathedral at Santiago de Compostela from Praza Do Obradoiro (right)

Camino Portugués from Porto to Santiago de Compostela

Camino Portugués
from Porto
to Santiago de Compostela