Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 6 - Esposende to Viana do Castelo 10th September 2024

     

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

   

Official Description

From Esposende to Viana do Castelo.

Pass through various villages and some delightful sections of woodland and rivers. Discover Viana do Castelo, an attractive town famous for its ancient and contemporary architecture, offers magnificent views over the Lima valley and estuary with views of distant mountain ranges.

16.4 Miles (26.4 km) - Daily step count = 41,087

Day 3... we'd stayed overnight at the wonderfully named Hotel Suave Mar.
 
Tiles near the pantry...

The hotel was on the seafront, the view from our room wasn't great mind...

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It was pretty misty in the morning though... there is a sea fort under there somewhere...

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When life gives you lemons...

Church at the top of one of the longer climbs...

Still some height to go...

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Water trough and decorated ceiling...

First sight of Viana do Castelo and its Basilica...

The walking notes portrayed this bridge as some sort of extreme sport with risk of being blown off - when we crossed it was fine...

UK style Post boxes...