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Day 4 - Porto (Matosinho) to Vila do Conde

8th September 2024

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Day 1 - London to Porto Day 2 - Porto - City & Port Cellars Day 3 - Porto - Bookshop, Boat & Cathedral
Day 4 - Camino 1 to Vila do Conde Day 5 - Camino 2 to Esposende Day 6 - Camino 3 to Viana do Castelo
Day 7 - Camino 4 to Praia de Ancora Day 8 - Camino 5 to A Guarda Day 9 - Camino 6 to Oia
Day 10 - Camino 7 to Baiona Day 11 - Camino 8 to Vigo Day 12 - Camino 9 to Arcade
Day 13 - Camino 10 to Pontevedra Day 14 - Camino 11 to Caldas de Reis Day 15 - Camino 12 to Padron
Day 16 - Camino 13 to Santiago de Compostela Day 17 - Santiago de Compostela Day 18 - Santiago to Home 

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Porto (Matosinhos) to Vila do Conde

Walking transfer in the morning to Matosinhos Wooden boardwalks and pavements will lead you along the coastline via a series of wide sandy beaches, natural reserves and fishing villages to the historical coastal town of Vila do Conde.

15 Miles (24.2 km) - Daily step count = 38,835

Miche admiring the artwork before we left for the first day of walking...

Hotel art



View from the room of our misty start...

Misty start



It was a lot clearer when we reached the sea...

Beach umbrellas



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Miche ready



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Together



Sand, sea & sky...

Sand, sea and sky



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258km



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255km


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Obelisk




Obelisk and closed-down refinery...

Obelisk and refinery



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Plants



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Path



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Cafe 1





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Cafe 2



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Cafe 3


 

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Locals


 

A small cafe where you walk past the owner's spearfishing kit in order to get to the toilets...

Cafe backroom


 

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Mindelo


 

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Local 2


 

A few sections were under repair, which meant trekking across the sandy dunes...

Dunes


 

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Just in case


 

Vila do Conde
 
Imposing 5 start hotel - our hotel was a little more simple...

Hotel


 

Aquaduct...

Aquaduct 1


 

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Aquaduct 2


 

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Aquaduct 3


 

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Aquaduct 4


 

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Estuary


 

That imposing hotel again and its window guards...

Hotel 2


 

Miche hanging out with the locals...

Miche and friends


 
Portuguesia
 
We'd soon learn that starting our walks after breakfast mean that we'd arrive into towns mid-afternoon when all the restuarants were closed for the afternoon and didn't open again until 7:30 or 8:00 in the evening.
 
We waited outside this one for the staff to arrive and it was well worth it.
 
Miche meets Bacalhau (salt cod) at Portuguesia...

Salt cod


 


Next - Day 5 - Camino Day 2 - Vila do Conde to Esposende

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Day 1 - London to Porto Day 2 - Porto - City & Port Cellars Day 3 - Porto - Bookshop, Boat & Cathedral
Day 4 - Camino 1 to Vila do Conde Day 5 - Camino 2 to Esposende Day 6 - Camino 3 to Viana do Castelo
Day 7 - Camino 4 to Praia de Ancora Day 8 - Camino 5 to A Guarda Day 9 - Camino 6 to Oia
Day 10 - Camino 7 to Baiona Day 11 - Camino 8 to Vigo Day 12 - Camino 9 to Arcade
Day 13 - Camino 10 to Pontevedra Day 14 - Camino 11 to Caldas de Reis Day 15 - Camino 12 to Padron
Day 16 - Camino 13 to Santiago de Compostela Day 17 - Santiago de Compostela Day 18 - Santiago to Home