As Porto was once my adopted home city, I was blessed to be able to walk past the Cathedral of Porto every day, on my morning walkies with my dog. The most important religious building in Porto, the cathedral was built on the highest point of the city in the Morro da Sé district. Being […]
24 Hours In Vila Praia De Ancora On The Portuguese Camino De Santiago
Vila Praia De Ancora, Portugal is a little city located on the Atlantic Ocean and a favoured stopping point on the Portuguese Coastal Camino de Santiago. Nestled in a valley, the city is protected from strong winds by the Serra D’Arga hills to the north, and the Monte Santa Luzia to the south. The city […]
24 Hours In Caminha On The Portuguese Camino De Santigo
Caminha is a beautiful town and one of my favourite places on the Portuguese Coastal Camino De Santiago. It has a little of everything: white, sandy beaches, a quaint medieval town, surrounded by a backdrop of lush, green hills, not forgetting the Minho Estuary that begins at Caminha. Caminha played a historical role in the […]
24 Hours In Vila Nova De Cerveira On The Portuguese Camino De Santiago.
Vila Nova De Cerveira is a small town/large village used as a stopping point on the Portuguese Coastal Camino de Santiago. Nestled on the backs of the Rio Minho in Northern Portugal (just across the border from Spain), there is something magical about Vila Nova De Cerveira. Perhaps its the random art and sculptures dotted […]
24 Hours In Santiago De Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the endpoint of every Camino, and the prized destination for every pilgrim This is a beautiful city with a great history and culture to match. There is so much to see and do in Santiago and many pilgrims choose to spend an extra few days to soak up the atmosphere before […]
Camino de Santiago. I Do It For The Love.
During my 2018 Portuguese Camino de Santiago, after a particularly hard couple of days, a follower reached out ,and asked, “What are you doing this for? My reply? My reply was “I do it for the love!” I’m quite certain she thought I was a little crazy. I mean-who walks 300km for the love? The […]
Autumn Camino De Santiago. The Feira Franca Festival In Pontevedra.
In the first week of September every year, the town of Pontevedra turns back the clock 500 years to celebrate their medieval festival, the Feira Franca. Feira Franca can be traced back to the year 1467, when King Henry IV bestowed upon Pontevedra the right to hold a tax free open market for one month, […]