Camino Portuguese: Porto to Santiago
- Camino Portuguese is second only to Camino Frances in the number of walkers. Porto, Tui, and Lisbon are common beginning points, though not many walkers start from Lisbon. Map & route info is on GRONZE.COM.
- There are 3 trail options from Porto to Santiago: the Central Route travels north inland & is the most popular; the Coastal Route (Caminho do Costa) follows along the coast but sometimes weaves inland; the Senda Litoral directly follows along the beach.
- Porto to Santiago is around 162 miles & typically takes 12+ days to walk, depending on daily distances, rest days, etc. Around half the route is in Portugal, half in Spain.
- In 2025 about 19% of pilgrims who received Compostelas walked the Central; over 16% walked the Coastal.
- From Porto walkers can choose to walk along the coast for a while & then cross over inland to the Central Route.
- In Portugal walkers greet each other with “Bom Caminho” to wish a ‘good walk’; in Spain walkers say “Buen Camino.”
- Check out posts on Pilgrim Pouch Peregrinations for more info & photos: Camino Portuguese, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, & Part 5
- Top photo: View of Tui, Spain from the fortress in Valenca, Portugal; the Ponte Internacional Tui-Valenca over the Minho River connects these two towns.
