Chapter 10 of the book
Camino Portugués Central from Porto
From Porto the walk takes a full two-week vacation: a week of Portuguese vineyards and granite towns, the bridge into Spain at Tui, then the Galician river valleys. The metro from the airport makes it the easiest start of all.
152.1 mi244.7 km in total
13 or 16 dayswalking days, Classic or Gentle
16vacation days, door to door
15.7 milongest Classic day
Fly into: Porto, round trip. Getting there: Very easy: metro from the airport.
Book first: Barcelos, Barro, Moreira da Maia, Vilarinho and Vitorino dos Piães, the overnight towns with the fewest beds on this route.
The Classic stage plan
| Day | From | To | Miles | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | Moreira da Maia | 9.7 | 15.6 |
| 2 | Moreira da Maia | São Pedro de Rates | 14.3 | 23.1 |
| 3 | São Pedro de Rates | Barcelos | 10.2 | 16.4 |
| 4 | Barcelos | Vitorino dos Piães | 13.6 | 21.9 |
| 5 | Vitorino dos Piães | Ponte de Lima | 7.4 | 11.8 |
| 6 | Ponte de Lima | Rubiães | 11.0 | 17.7 |
| 7 | Rubiães | Valença | 11.4 | 18.4 |
| 8 | Valença | O Porriño | 12.0 | 19.3 |
| 9 | O Porriño | Redondela | 9.6 | 15.4 |
| 10 | Redondela | Pontevedra | 11.3 | 18.2 |
| 11 | Pontevedra | Caldas de Reis | 14.2 | 22.8 |
| 12 | Caldas de Reis | Padrón | 11.7 | 18.8 |
| 13 | Padrón | Santiago | 15.7 | 25.3 |
| Total | 152.1 | 244.8 |
Distances from the Xunta de Galicia and the Spanish Federation of Camino Associations. The book adds a Gentle plan , beds per town and booking advice.
