Picked by our team
Towns worth discovering along the Camino de Santiago, chosen by our team. Open one to see its history and sights, and where to stay.
21 towns on the Fátima: Caminho do Norte
View on the mapValença is your last evening in Portugal: a fortress town with twelve bastions high above the Minho, facing the cathedral of Tui. By day, linen shops and day-trippers fill the lanes; in the evening the walls belong to the pilgrims. Tomorrow you cross the bridge of 1886 into Spain and lose an hour.
Caminho Português da CostaCamino Portugués Central+1Vila Nova de Gaia is the other bank: the town opposite Porto was founded to take trade away from the bishop over there, and it still stores the port wine today. From here Wellington crossed the Douro in 1809, from here you walk over the Luís I bridge. It is still 2.4 kilometres to Porto.
Camino Portugués CentralFátima: Caminho do NorteVitorino dos Piães is the village where pilgrims split the 33 kilometres from Barcelos to Ponte de Lima, and it is famous for its table: at the Casa da Fernanda everyone eats together in the evening, with wine and guitar. There is little to see, but all the more to experience. Tomorrow morning it is still 11.7 kilometres to Ponte de Lima.
Camino Portugués CentralFátima: Caminho do NorteTop rated
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