The Walking Pilgrim

Modern Routes - Route Details

Camino Portugués de la Costa
São Pedro de Rates, Viana do Castelo, A Guarda, Baiona, Vigo, Redondela

Route map

The coastal route from Porto, the Camino Portugués de la Costa, also known as the Caminho do Noroeste or Caminho do Atlântico. For the Portuguese section, see Associação Confraria de São Tiago page. The Amigos in Viana do Castelo have marked the section from Castelo do Neiva via Viana to Caminha and Valença.
On the Galician side, a route is marked from A Guarda via the monastery at Oia to Vigo, joining the Central route at Redondela. This route is also known as the Camino Monacal and according to a local tradition was the pilgrimage route used by Thomas Becket. A guide is produced by the Asociación Amigos de los Pazos. This route is an official Xunta-supported route, but to date no work has been done on it.

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