June 7-20/2025
with Julio Cochoy, Doris Kizinna & Moe Fricke
Cost: $3650 CAD Shared $4450 Single Accommodation CAD (includes tax)
The Portugese Way from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Experience a pilgrimage.
For more than a thousand years, pilgrims have walked to the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela where the remains of St. James, one of Jesus’ apostles are buried. Pilgrims have followed many routes, the most popular one being over Northern Spain on the French Way. To this day, pilgrims from around the world continue to make this journey following many different routes, each person walking for their own reasons. Maybe for you it’s a spiritual journey, a chance to get away from life and reflect. Maybe this will be a chance to challenge yourself physically and mentally and to walk with other pilgrims sharing the experience together. Maybe it’s a chance to be in nature walking through the beautiful countryside, along ocean beaches and ancient villages of northern Portugal and Spain. Your challenge and purpose await you on this journey. This year we will undertake a new Camino for us: The Portuguese Way.
Consider this journey along the most northern coast of Portugal, up the coast of Spain and the final few days walking through the Spanish Countryside as we near Santiago de Compostela. We will walk a total of 230-250 kms. You may choose to walk each day alone or with others you meet along the way or with members of our group or a mix. We’ll gather together in the evenings for dinner and community, sharing stories of our experiences on the Camino and if you wish some of the incredible wine of the region. All accommodation will be booked for you and if you wish a support vehicle will carry your bag for you. We’ll stay in comfortable guesthouses and hotels along the way. Your guides will be waiting in the community we will stay in to guide you to the accommodation. We’ll build a community of Pilgrims sharing the journey together.
Cost: $3650 CAD Shared $4450 Single Accommodation CAD (includes tax) Tour includes all accommodation, all breakfasts and dinners, all group transport excluding personal taxi’s if needed on the way, all bag transport, guide support during the journey facilitating group meetings and logistics, gst, and alcohol at dinner. Lunches are your own responsibility during your days of walking as is your flight, airport transfers arriving and departing. We can share recommended flights to help you get to Santiago from your departure point.
Walking the Way Itinerary 2025
Gather in Porto and Walk from Capo Sante Andres to Santiago de Compostela along the Camino de Costa. **itinerary subject to change, we are working on all the logistics and details and will update as we can.
Friday, June 6: Arrival day for you or earlier in Porto, Portugal. You will arrange your own arrival and accommodation in Porto. Rest and recover from your flights and prepare for the journey.
Sat, June 7/25: Official beginning of the tour. Gather at a meeting point in Porto and drive to Cabo Santo Andre (38 km drive) in our van shuttle. We begin our walk together, walking along the ocean to Esposende 17 km. Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight in Esposende. Hotel Sauve Mar www.suavemar.com
Sun, June 8/25: Breakfast. Esposende to Viana do Castelo 23 km. Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight in Viana do Castelo. Hotel Jardim Viana do Castelo https://hoteljardimviana.pt/
Mon, June 9/25: Breakfast. Viana do Castelo to Ancora 19 km. Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight in Ancora. Hotel Albergaria Quim Barreiros Vila Praia de Âncora. Hotel right on the beach. https://www.albergariaquimbarreiros.pt/ Dinner together. Hope you like seafood!
Tues, June 10/25: Breakfast. Ancora to Portecelo 18 km. Includes a ferry from Portugal to Spain! Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight in Portecelo. CASA MAR DA LAXE, private house on the ocean. Small restaurant close by for dinner together.
Wed, June. 11/25 Breakfast at house. Sleep in! Shorter day walk. Portocela to Villadesuso 11 km. Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight in Hotel Restaurante Glasgow, Villadesuso. https://hglasgow.com/
Thurs, June. 12/25 Breakfast. Oserallo to Nigran 19.7 km. Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight in Nigran. Hotel Arce https://www.hotelarce.com/
Fri, June 13/25: Breakfast. Nigran to Vigo 21.9 km. Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight in Vigo NH Collection Vigo. https://www.nh-hotels.com/en/hotel/nh-collection-vigo?utm_campaign=local-gmb&utm_medium=organic_search&utm_source=google_gmb
Sat, June. 14/25: Breakfast. Shorter day! Vigo to Redondela 14.7 km. Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight Redondela. Pension Rua Do Medio https://www.ruadomedio.com/
Sun, June. 15/25: Breakfast. Redondela to Pontevedra 19.6 km. Lunch on your own. Dinner together and overnight in Pontevedra. Hotel Boa Villa https://www.hotelboavila.es/
Mon, June. 16: Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis 22.2 km Hotel: Balneario Acuna, thermal baths. https://www.balneariosrelaistermal.com/
Tues, June. 17: Caldas de Reis to Padron 19.1 km Hotel Corona de Padron.
Wed, June. 18: Padron to Santiago 25.6 km La Fonte Das Hortas, shared baths apartments. https://afontedashortas.com/
Thurs. June. 19 Santiago Rest Day: Breakfast. Optional mass in the cathedral at 12 pm. Line up for seats at 1045 am. Lunch on your own. Closing dinner and celebration. Overnight in Santiago.
Friday, June. 20: Breakfast and departures on your own further through Europe or back home. The Camino continues……
The Way
This parade of sacrifice; such an offering.
Beauty laid out in homage.
Beautiful feet over and over blessing the earth.
Tears watering ancient soil; each tree teaching.
The journey unimaginably long; laid out under the milky way.
Human connection as it could be; open hearts littering the Way.
Walking in the steps of Saints and Bodhisattvas, I bow down.
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Video of the Pilgrim’s Mass in the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela
